Child

Child
Creature Type
(Subtype for creature/kindred cards)
Statistics	3 cards 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% as of Unsanctioned
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Child is a silver-bordered creature type and class used for cards which depict a young creature.

History

Child debuted as a creature type in Unhinged. Like other silver-boarder types that debuted in that set, it originally appeared in the Comprehensive Rules but was removed in the Grand Creature Type Update. However, it has continued to see use in subsequent un-sets like Unsanctioned.

Notable Children

• Infernal Spawn of Infernal Spawn of Evil is the child of the Infernal Spawn of Evil.

Trivia

• Infernius Spawnington III, Esq. in Unsanctioned introduced the similar Grandchild type.
• Little Girl is the only card with ½ power and toughness and also costs only {½W} to play.
• Meddling Kids is a reference to Scooby-Doo.
• Other similar classes for a type of young creature include Egg, Scion, and Spawn.
• Cards which never had the subtype but contain Child in their names:
  • Child of Alara
  • Child of Gaea
  • Child of Night
  • Child of Thorns
  • Children of Korlis