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===Card history===
===Card history===
The card <c>Prowling Pangolin</c> in ''[[Onslaught]]'' originally was just a [[Beast]]. The creature type '''Anteater''' was added in the [[Grand Creature Type Update]]. Because pangolins resemble true anteaters but are not actually related to them, the creature type was removed again in the ''[[Fate Reforged]]'' rules update and the card was reprinted without the subtype in ''[[Eternal Masters]]''.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/fate-reforged-update-bulletin-oracle-2015-01-15|''Fate Reforged'' Update Bulletin — Oracle Text|[[Matt Tabak]]|January 15, 2015 }}</ref>  
The card <c>Prowling Pangolin</c> in ''[[Onslaught]]'' originally was just a [[Beast]]. The creature type '''Anteater''' was added in the [[Grand Creature Type Update]]. Because pangolins are not actually related to true anteaters, the creature type was removed again in the ''[[Fate Reforged]]'' rules update and the card was reprinted without the subtype in ''[[Eternal Masters]]''.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/fate-reforged-update-bulletin-oracle-2015-01-15|''Fate Reforged'' Update Bulletin — Oracle Text|[[Matt Tabak]]|January 15, 2015 }}</ref>  


<c>Ridgescale Tusker</c> from ''[[Aether Revolt]]'' and the <c>Bumbling Pangolin</c> from ''[[Unstable]]'' were also just Beasts. The proper creature type was finally introduced for <c>Reckless Pangolin</c> from ''[[Global Series: Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling]]''. The older cards were updated accordingly,<ref>{{DailyRef|news/core-set-2019-oracle-changes-2018-07-06|''Core Set 2019'' Oracle Changes|[[Eli Shiffrin]]| July 6, 2018}}</ref> except for <c>Ridgescale Tusker</c>.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/175617049053/ridgescale-tusker-didnt-get-updated-to-be-a|title=Ridgescale Tusker didn't get updated to be a pangolin, but it sure looks like a pangolin.|July 06, 2018}}</ref> The latter was amended in 2020<ref>{{DailyRef|news/oracle-changes-2020-01-10|''Theros Beyond Death'' Oracle Changes|[[Eli Shiffrin]]|January 10, 2020}}</ref>. ''[[Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths]]'' introduced another in <c>Gloom Pangolin</c>.
<c>Ridgescale Tusker</c> from ''[[Aether Revolt]]'' and the <c>Bumbling Pangolin</c> from ''[[Unstable]]'' were also just Beasts. The proper creature type was finally introduced for <c>Reckless Pangolin</c> from ''[[Global Series: Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling]]''. The older cards were updated accordingly,<ref>{{DailyRef|news/core-set-2019-oracle-changes-2018-07-06|''Core Set 2019'' Oracle Changes|[[Eli Shiffrin]]| July 6, 2018}}</ref> except for <c>Ridgescale Tusker</c>.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/175617049053/ridgescale-tusker-didnt-get-updated-to-be-a|title=Ridgescale Tusker didn't get updated to be a pangolin, but it sure looks like a pangolin.|July 06, 2018}}</ref> The latter was amended in 2020<ref>{{DailyRef|news/oracle-changes-2020-01-10|''Theros Beyond Death'' Oracle Changes|[[Eli Shiffrin]]|January 10, 2020}}</ref>. ''[[Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths]]'' introduced another in <c>Gloom Pangolin</c>.

Latest revision as of 04:15, 23 April 2024

Pangolin
Creature Type
(Subtype for creature/kindred cards)
Statistics
5 cards
{B} 40% {R} 20% {G} 40%
as of Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
Scryfall Search
type:"Pangolin"

Pangolin is a black and green creature type used on cards that depicts a mammal with large hardened overlapping plate-like scales covering its skin.

Description

Pangolins (also known as "scaly anteaters") are normally found in tropical regions. They have a small head with an elongated snout, a long sticky tongue for catching ants and termites, and a tapering tail. As a defense tactic, they can roll up into a ball. The name "pangolin" derives from the Malay word pengguling ("something that rolls up"). A pangolin's scales are resistant to all sorts of damage and weaponry. Desire for them threatens to drive the pangolin to extinction.

Card history

The card Prowling Pangolin in Onslaught originally was just a Beast. The creature type Anteater was added in the Grand Creature Type Update. Because pangolins are not actually related to true anteaters, the creature type was removed again in the Fate Reforged rules update and the card was reprinted without the subtype in Eternal Masters.[1]

Ridgescale Tusker from Aether Revolt and the Bumbling Pangolin from Unstable were also just Beasts. The proper creature type was finally introduced for Reckless Pangolin from Global Series: Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling. The older cards were updated accordingly,[2] except for Ridgescale Tusker.[3] The latter was amended in 2020[4]. Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths introduced another in Gloom Pangolin.

References