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'''Phelddagrifs''' is a [[creature type]] describing purple winged [[Hippo]]s. | |||
==History== | |||
The first printed was the <c>Phelddagrif</c> from ''[[Alliances]]'', the second was <c>Questing Phelddagrif</c> from ''[[Planeshift]]''.<ref>{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/magics-exclusive-creatures-2011-08-10|Magic's Exclusive Creatures|[[Doug Beyer]]|August 10, 2011}}</ref> Both are very similar to each other, being 4/4 creatures for {{1}}{{W}}{{U}}{{G}} with three activated abilities that cost one of each of its color of mana and grant the opponent a boon. The green ability gives the opponent a 1/1 green Hippo, the white ability gains the opponent 2 life, and the blue ability draws the opponent a card. The original Phelddagrif being [[legendary]] implies it was a unique creature on Dominaria. Its release in ''Allianes'' further implies it may have lived during the end of the [[Ice Age]] on the continent of [[Terisiare]] as that was the setting of the set. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*Phelddagrif is an anagram for "Garfield PhD"; simultaneously referring to [[Richard Garfield]], the creator of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', and an in-joke of early ''Magic'' design where the [[Wikipedia:Public relations|PR]] department insisted that every time Richard was referenced in an article he be referred to as "Richard Garfield Ph.D."<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/how-trivial-legendary-creatures-2020-11-23|How Trivial|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/169042948298/its-my-birthday-can-i-have-some-trivia-on-my|title=Can I have some trivia on my favourite creature type Phelddagrif?|December 28, 2017}}</ref> | |||
**The name was originally intended to be used on the character who ultimately became [[Freyalise]], but the continuity director suggested it sounded more like the name of a [[flying]] purple [[hippo]].<ref>{{WebRef|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/lexicon-archive-2002-01-15|title=The Lexicon Archive|author=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|date=January 15, 2002|publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419184602/http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/lexicon-archive-2002-01-15|archivedate=April 19, 2017}}</ref> | |||
**As a [[vanity card]], [[R&D]] are unlikely to design new Pheldagriffs.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/18599108601/hey-mark-i-was-wondering-if-you-guys-were|title=Are you planning on coming out with any more phelddagrifs.?|March 02, 2012}}</ref> | |||
*Both Phelddagrifs can create 1/1 green Hippo [[token]]s, the only Hippo token of that size and the only Hippo token at all until <c>Mouth // Feed</c> was released in ''[[Amonkhet]]''. | |||
*The [[flavor text]] from {{Card|Seedtime|Judgment}} mentions hippos growing wings. | |||
==References== | |||
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{{Dominaria|characters|state=collapsed}} | |||
{{Creature types|Races|Phelddagrifs}} | |||
Latest revision as of 05:03, 19 June 2024
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Phelddagrifs is a creature type describing purple winged Hippos.
History
The first printed was the Phelddagrif from Alliances, the second was Questing Phelddagrif from Planeshift.[2] Both are very similar to each other, being 4/4 creatures for 
with three activated abilities that cost one of each of its color of mana and grant the opponent a boon. The green ability gives the opponent a 1/1 green Hippo, the white ability gains the opponent 2 life, and the blue ability draws the opponent a card. The original Phelddagrif being legendary implies it was a unique creature on Dominaria. Its release in Allianes further implies it may have lived during the end of the Ice Age on the continent of Terisiare as that was the setting of the set.
Trivia
- Phelddagrif is an anagram for "Garfield PhD"; simultaneously referring to Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering, and an in-joke of early Magic design where the PR department insisted that every time Richard was referenced in an article he be referred to as "Richard Garfield Ph.D."[3][4]
- Both Phelddagrifs can create 1/1 green Hippo tokens, the only Hippo token of that size and the only Hippo token at all until Mouth // Feed was released in Amonkhet.
- The flavor text from Seedtime (Judgment) mentions hippos growing wings.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 26, 2018). "Where are phelddagrifs on the beeble scale?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (August 10, 2011). "Magic's Exclusive Creatures". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 23, 2020). "How Trivial". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 28, 2017). "Can I have some trivia on my favourite creature type Phelddagrif?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (January 15, 2002). "The Lexicon Archive". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 02, 2012). "Are you planning on coming out with any more phelddagrifs.?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
