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"'''Vanilla'''" is a [[List of Magic slang|slang term]] that refers to creatures with no rules text (e.g. <c>Scathe Zombies</c>).<ref name="Few Words">{{ | "'''Vanilla'''" is a [[List of Magic slang|slang term]] that refers to creatures with no rules text (e.g. <c>Scathe Zombies</c>).<ref name="Few Words">{{DailyRef|making-magic/few-words-rd-2005-01-24|A Few Words From R&D|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 24, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/ingredients-great-vanillas-2016-11-11|The Ingredients for Great Vanillas|[[Sam Stoddard]]|November 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|vanilla-doesnt-do-them-justice-2007-04-30|"Vanilla" Doesn't Do Them Justice|[[Magic Arcana]]|April 30, 2007}}</ref> | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
"'''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|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">{{ | "'''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">{{DailyRef|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"/> | ||
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"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
- Muraganda Petroglyphs is the only card that rewards vanilla creatures for having no abilities.
References
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (January 24, 2005). "A Few Words From R&D". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Sam Stoddard (November 11, 2016). "The Ingredients for Great Vanillas". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (April 30, 2007). ""Vanilla" Doesn't Do Them Justice". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 19, 2014). "What does French vanilla mean in the context of MtG?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (November 7, 2016). "A Few More Words from R&D". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 09, 2013). "Wait, I thought Vanilla was (...)". Blogatog. Tumblr.