Planeswalkers Vs. Plainswalkers

Posted on December 16, 2008
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Planeswalkers vs. Plainswalkers

Five exist vs. Three exist

Funky new card frames vs. Funky old card frames

Mentioned on Tarmogoyf vs. Mentioned on a Homelands card

Hosed by Vindicate vs. Hosed by worst card of all time

Are legendary vs. Are in Legends

Ajani Goldmane has a huge axe vs. Zodiac Rooster is a huge cock

Have had a theme week vs. Due soon, most likely

Will appear in future sets vs. Very well might

Have feet in their text box vs. Are superior in this regard

Three abilities vs. One’s all they need, baby

Took months of design tweaks vs. It’s possible

Sounds like “plainswalkers” vs. IS “plainswalkers”

According to the flavor text on Planar Void: “Planeswalking isn’t about about walking. It’s about falling and screaming” vs. Is totally about walking

BONUS PLAINSWALKER TRIVIA:

- If you were to gather one of every plainswalker printed and put them end to end, they would reach almost 11 inches. There are three plainswalkers.

- The combined power of the three plainswalkers is 6, which is yours for the low, low price of 7WWWG.

- Wizards of the Coast recomissioned the artwork for Blinking Spirit’s reprint since the original led players to believe the creature had flying. For similar reasons, Mistmeadow Skulk’s reprint will have recomissioned art as well.

- The reminder text on the 9th Edition Mind Bend says that you may change “‘forestwalk’ to ‘plainswalk.’” In 10th Edition, they changed the reminder text to read “‘forestwalk’ to ‘islandwalk.’” This was a very purposeful change and likely reflected designers’ wishes not to tell new players the best possible use for Mind Bend.

- Game-finishing fatties have already been printed with trample, vigilance, flying, protection, haste, double strike, shroud, and indestructible; experts predict one with plainswalk as early as January 2012.

- The ratio of cards with plainswalk to cards that mention plainswalk is 3:3. The only lower ratio is that of Bands With Other, which stands at 0:8. No announcement has yet been made regarding Wizards’ plans to release a powerful group of cards that are homonymic with Bands With Other.

- Dec. 9, 2007

Comments

6 Responses to “Planeswalkers Vs. Plainswalkers”

  1. The Previous Poster on December 10th, 2007 5:13 am

    There will be a creature in Morningtide called “Bands with Otter.”

    Great work, mr. Wedge.

  2. vandwedge on December 16th, 2008 5:12 pm

    yay :D

    i still cringe when i read my bungled mind bend joke, but the rest i’m (fairly) proud of.

  3. Staff on December 22nd, 2008 7:16 pm

    We can change it if you want.

  4. samskipsam on June 25th, 2009 3:52 pm

    Amazingly enough, there are now FOUR creatures!

  5. MrCorn on October 6th, 2011 5:51 pm

    January 2012 is in 3 months, there’s time!

  6. UrMom on February 10th, 2012 6:56 pm

    I’m sad the experts we’re wrong, it would have been broken in vintage.

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