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==History==
==History==
The first creature to bear the type Scarecrow was the original <c>Scarecrow</c> from ''[[The Dark]]'', though it only gained the subtype first in the [[Grand Creature Type Update]], together with <c>Straw Soldiers</c> from ''[[Portal Three Kingdoms]]''. ''[[Shadowmoor block]]'' added 23 Scarecrows at once. Mechanically they often deal with colors and [[Counter/List of Counters#-1/-1 counter|-1/-1 counters]].
The first creature to bear the type Scarecrow was the original <c>Scarecrow</c> from ''[[The Dark]]'', though it only gained the subtype first in the [[Grand Creature Type Update]], together with <c>Straw Soldiers</c> from ''[[Portal Three Kingdoms]]''. ''[[Shadowmoor block]]'' added 23 Scarecrows at once. Mechanically they often deal with colors and [[-1/-1 counter]]s.


[[R&D]] had considered Scarecrow tribal for artifacts in ''[[Innistrad]]'', but decided it didn’t fit cleanly into the ally-colored “monster/victim” tribal.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/160376421378/hey-this-is-my-first-birthday-since-i-started|title=Can I get some trivia about scarecrow tribal?|May 06, 2017}}</ref> One card remained; <c>One-Eyed Scarecrow</c> discourages [[flying]] creatures just like the original Scarecrow and the intended purpose of real life [[Wikipedia:Scarecrow|Scarecrows]].
[[R&D]] had considered Scarecrow tribal for artifacts in ''[[Innistrad]]'', but decided it didn’t fit cleanly into the ally-colored “monster/victim” tribal.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/160376421378/hey-this-is-my-first-birthday-since-i-started|title=Can I get some trivia about scarecrow tribal?|May 06, 2017}}</ref> One card remained; <c>One-Eyed Scarecrow</c> discourages [[flying]] creatures just like the original Scarecrow and the intended purpose of real life [[Wikipedia:Scarecrow|Scarecrows]].

Revision as of 20:09, 20 June 2019

Scarecrow
Creature Type
(Subtype for creature/kindred cards)
Statistics
31 cards
{U} 3.2% {M} 3.2% {artifact symbol} 93.5%
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type:"Scarecrow"

Scarecrow is an artifact creature type used for cards depicting vaguely humanoid objects dressed in old clothes.

History

The first creature to bear the type Scarecrow was the original Scarecrow from The Dark, though it only gained the subtype first in the Grand Creature Type Update, together with Straw Soldiers from Portal Three Kingdoms. Shadowmoor block added 23 Scarecrows at once. Mechanically they often deal with colors and -1/-1 counters.

R&D had considered Scarecrow tribal for artifacts in Innistrad, but decided it didn’t fit cleanly into the ally-colored “monster/victim” tribal.[1] One card remained; One-Eyed Scarecrow discourages flying creatures just like the original Scarecrow and the intended purpose of real life Scarecrows.

Flavor

Shadowmoor

Scarecrows originally were just simple objects to keep birds off the crops. The scarecrows of Shadowmoor were magicly enhanced by kithkin cobblesmiths to help them with farming. Over the time some of them got lost or outlived their creators and took a life on their own. Those scarecrows are led by the Reaper King.[2]

Trivia

References

  1. Mark Rosewater (May 06, 2017). "Can I get some trivia about scarecrow tribal?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  2. Doug Beyer (April 16, 2008). "You Can't Handle the Reaper King". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.