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"'''Vanilla flyer'''" is a creature with nothing but [[flying]].<ref name="Few Words"/>
"'''Vanilla flyer'''" is a creature with nothing but [[flying]].<ref name="Few Words"/>


"'''French vanilla'''" refers to creatures that only have [[keyword ability|keyword abilities]] (e.g. <c>Akrasan Squire</c>).<ref>{{EzTumblr|url=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/100443724583/what-does-french-vanilla-mean-in-the-context-of-mtg|title=What does French vanilla mean in the context of MtG?|date=October 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Few Words 2">{{NewRef|making-magic/few-more-words-rd-2016-11-07|A Few More Words from R&D|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 7, 2016}}</ref>  
"'''French vanilla'''" refers to creatures that only have [[keyword ability|keyword abilities]] (e.g. <c>Akrasan Squire</c>).<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/100443724583/what-does-french-vanilla-mean-in-the-context-of-mtg|title=What does French vanilla mean in the context of MtG?|October 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Few Words 2">{{NewRef|making-magic/few-more-words-rd-2016-11-07|A Few More Words from R&D|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 7, 2016}}</ref>  


"'''Virtual vanilla'''" refers to creatures that are essentially vanilla after the first turn they enter the battlefield (e.g. <c>Augur of Bolas</c>).<ref name="Few Words 2"/>  
"'''Virtual vanilla'''" refers to creatures that are essentially vanilla after the first turn they enter the battlefield (e.g. <c>Augur of Bolas</c>).<ref name="Few Words 2"/>  


"'''Virtual french vanilla'''" refers to creatures that are essentially french vanilla after the first turn they enter the battlefield (e.g. <c>Armada Wurm</c>).<ref>{{EzTumblr|url=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/66530551834/wait-i-thought-vanilla-was-no-rules-text-virtual|title=Wait, I thought Vanilla was (...)|date=November 09, 2013}}</ref>
"'''Virtual french vanilla'''" refers to creatures that are essentially french vanilla after the first turn they enter the battlefield (e.g. <c>Armada Wurm</c>).<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/66530551834/wait-i-thought-vanilla-was-no-rules-text-virtual|title=Wait, I thought Vanilla was (...)|November 09, 2013}}</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==

Revision as of 00:00, 1 April 2019

"Vanilla" is a slang term that refers to creatures with no rules text (e.g. Scathe Zombies).[1][2][3]

Variants

"Vanilla flyer" is a creature with nothing but flying.[1]

"French vanilla" refers to creatures that only have keyword abilities (e.g. Akrasan Squire).[4][5]

"Virtual vanilla" refers to creatures that are essentially vanilla after the first turn they enter the battlefield (e.g. Augur of Bolas).[5]

"Virtual french vanilla" refers to creatures that are essentially french vanilla after the first turn they enter the battlefield (e.g. Armada Wurm).[6]

Trivia

References