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The '''Maro ability''' is a [[List of Magic slang|slang term]] used by ''[[Magic]]'' [[R&D]] to describe the [[ability]] that a [[creature]]'s [[power and toughness]] are equal to the number of [[card]]s in its controllers [[hand]].<ref name="Color Pie 2017">{{ | The '''Maro ability''' is a [[List of Magic slang|slang term]] used by ''[[Magic]]'' [[R&D]] to describe the [[ability]] that a [[creature]]'s [[power and toughness]] are equal to the number of [[card]]s in its controllers [[hand]].<ref name="Color Pie 2017">{{DailyRef|making-magic/mechanical-color-pie-2017-2017-06-05|Mechanical Color Pie 2017|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 5, 2017}}</ref> This ability is nicknamed after the first creature to have it: <c>Maro</c> from ''[[Mirage]].'' In turn, this card was named after [[Mark Rosewater]], the head [[design]]er of ''[[Magic]]'' [[R&D]]. | ||
The ability is [[primary]] in | The ability is [[primary]] in [[blue]] and has become [[secondary]] in [[green]]. Blue is the color of knowledge and green is the color of wisdom, so those are the two colors that like to care about what you "know".<ref name="Color Pie 2017"/><ref name="Pie Changes">{{DailyRef|making-magic/mechanical-color-pie-2021-changes-2021-10-18|Mechanical Color Pie 2021 Changes|[[Mark Rosewater]]|October 18, 2021}}</ref> | ||
The ''[[Saviors of Kamigawa]]'' expansion featured a [[cycle]] of "Maros": <c>Kiyomaro, First to Stand</c>, <c>Soramaro, First to Dream</c>, <c>Kagemaro, First to Suffer</c>, <c>Adamaro, First to Desire</c>, and <c>Masumaro, First to Live</c>. | The ''[[Saviors of Kamigawa]]'' expansion featured a [[cycle]] of "Maros": <c>Kiyomaro, First to Stand</c>, <c>Soramaro, First to Dream</c>, <c>Kagemaro, First to Suffer</c>, <c>Adamaro, First to Desire</c>, and <c>Masumaro, First to Live</c>. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:32, 23 October 2021
The Maro ability is a slang term used by Magic R&D to describe the ability that a creature's power and toughness are equal to the number of cards in its controllers hand.[1] This ability is nicknamed after the first creature to have it: Maro from Mirage. In turn, this card was named after Mark Rosewater, the head designer of Magic R&D.
The ability is primary in blue and has become secondary in green. Blue is the color of knowledge and green is the color of wisdom, so those are the two colors that like to care about what you "know".[1][2]
The Saviors of Kamigawa expansion featured a cycle of "Maros": Kiyomaro, First to Stand, Soramaro, First to Dream, Kagemaro, First to Suffer, Adamaro, First to Desire, and Masumaro, First to Live.
References
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (June 5, 2017). "Mechanical Color Pie 2017". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 18, 2021). "Mechanical Color Pie 2021 Changes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.