Vhati il-Dal

Code Name Connection

Is Vhati il-dal’s name connected to the Tempest code name Bogavhati?

Yes.

Tempest Vhati il-Dal

C19 Art Choices

Mark I very much look forward to playing with some of the cards from C19. But one thing stuck out to me: Gerrard has the Weatherlight crew in the background of his art. Greven has Crovax and Volrath behind him. Why wasn't Vhati il-Dal also depicted behind Greven? He's one of the more memorable characters connected to him.

The artist picked the images he thought made the art look the best.

Art Crew Crovax Gerrard Vhati il-Dal Volrath Weatherlight

Italics in Card Titles

Any chance to see another card with an italicized name, Like Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII? Or was it a one-time stunt to use a flavor text as card title?

In Tempest block, we visited the plane of Rath. There were three kinds of creatures, the Kor, the Vec and the Dal. If you belonged to one of them and were accepted by the group you were “en-” that group (for example the Oracle en-Vec). If you were ostracized by then, you were “il-” that group (for example Vhati il-Dal). The “en-” and “il-” were always italicized, even in card titles.

Creatures Flavor Kor Oracle en-Vec Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII Tempest Vhati il-Dal

Puzzle Solution Reveal

suBVersion; draFNa's restoration; hooFPrints of the stag; kinGFisher; capture of jinGZhou; arnJLot's ascent; spelLJack; souLQuake; varoLZ, the scar-striped; archon of the triuMVirate; whiPGrass entangler; whiPKeeper; jewelled toRQue; VHati il-dal; niVMagus elemental; soul of raVNica; yiXLid jailer; eXSanguinate; paroXYsm; daring skYJek; mizzix of the iZMagnus

For those that want the answers to the puzzle from earlier today.

Archon Archon of the Triumvirate Arnjlot's Ascent Capture of Jingzhou Card Printing Daring Skyjek Drafna's Restoration Elemental Exsanguinate Hoofprints of the Stag Kingfisher Mizzix of the Izmagnus Nivmagus Elemental Paroxysm Soul of Ravnica Soulquake Spelljack Subversion Varolz, the Scar-Striped Vhati il-Dal Whipgrass Entangler Whipkeeper Yixlid Jailer

Codename References

The code names that you give to sets before they are spoiled, do they tend to manifest themselves in the set? For example, Khans block was code named Huey, Dewey and Louie. Where those names references in the set?

We used to do that back in the day (Vhati il-Dal was a reference to Tempest’s codename Bogavhati) but we don’t do it any more.

Manifest Tempest Vhati il-Dal

Tempest Card Interaction

I'd have asked about Tempest's three card interaction between Greven and Vhati in the notes of the question because I haven't played that set, but I've only been using this account for a week or so (formerly firesportsman121). I know I won't have the full context, but what's the flavor text in question?

I kind person has linked to the three cards in Gatherer. (Vhati il-Dal, Repentance, Diabolical Edict, all the Tempest version).

Flavor Tempest Vhati il-Dal

Evolve Mechanic Explanation

Only one non-Gatecrash card uses the phrase "power or toughness" (Vhati il-Dal); usually you opt for one or the other. What motivated the slightly more complex version of evolve that looks at both?

Now’s the time to plug my column next week as Gatecrash previews begin. I will answer that question next Monday. Yeah, you all figured out I’m talking about Simic next Monday.

Evolve Gatecrash Gates Simic (G/U) Spoilers Vhati il-Dal

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