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The '''Orochi ability''' is a [[List of Magic slang|slang term]] used by ''[[Magic]]'' [[R&D]] for "when this [[creature]] [[damage]]s another creature [[tap]] that creature, it doesn't [[untap]] during it's [[controller]]'s next [[untap step]]". The [[triggered ability]] was used to define the [[Orochi]] snake people of the [[Kamigawa block]] | The '''Orochi ability''' is a [[List of Magic slang|slang term]] used by ''[[Magic]]'' [[R&D]] for "when this [[creature]] [[damage]]s another creature [[tap]] that creature, it doesn't [[untap]] during it's [[controller]]'s next [[untap step]]". The [[triggered ability]] was used to define the [[Orochi]] snake people of the [[Kamigawa block]] | ||
According to [[Mark Rosewater]] "[t]he Orochi ability started from flavor. We wanted the snake people (who | According to [[Mark Rosewater]], "[t]he Orochi ability started from the flavor. We wanted the snake people (who made sense in green) to have the ability to reflect their venomous-attacks. The tap-down ability felt like something that would happen if someone bit you with a [[poison]] bite. Traditionally, the ability to tap down creatures rests in [[white]] and [[blue]], but [[green]] has dabbled with the ability (on cards such <c>Tangle</c> and <c>Elvish Hunter</c>). In addition, the fact that this ability only worked through creature [[combat]] helped give the ability a green feel."<ref>{{DailyRef|ask-wizards-december-2005-2005-12-01|Ask Wizards - December 2005|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|December, 2005}}</ref> | ||
The ability was unused for many years until it returned in 2019 with <c>Frostwalk Bastion</c> in [[Modern Horizons]] and <c>Queen of Ice</c> in [[Throne of Eldraine]], this time as an ice-themed ability. | The ability was unused for many years until it returned in 2019 with <c>Frostwalk Bastion</c> in [[Modern Horizons]] and <c>Queen of Ice</c> in [[Throne of Eldraine]], this time as an ice-themed ability. | ||
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* [[Freeze]] | * [[Freeze]] | ||
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[[Category:Magic slang]] | [[Category:Magic slang]] | ||
[[Category:Miscellaneous mechanics]] | [[Category:Miscellaneous mechanics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:32, 21 November 2022
The Orochi ability is a slang term used by Magic R&D for "when this creature damages another creature tap that creature, it doesn't untap during it's controller's next untap step". The triggered ability was used to define the Orochi snake people of the Kamigawa block
According to Mark Rosewater, "[t]he Orochi ability started from the flavor. We wanted the snake people (who made sense in green) to have the ability to reflect their venomous-attacks. The tap-down ability felt like something that would happen if someone bit you with a poison bite. Traditionally, the ability to tap down creatures rests in white and blue, but green has dabbled with the ability (on cards such Tangle and Elvish Hunter). In addition, the fact that this ability only worked through creature combat helped give the ability a green feel."[1]
The ability was unused for many years until it returned in 2019 with Frostwalk Bastion in Modern Horizons and Queen of Ice in Throne of Eldraine, this time as an ice-themed ability.
See Also
References
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (December, 2005). "Ask Wizards - December 2005". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.