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'''Tim''' is a nickname for the card <c>Prodigal Sorcerer</c>. The card got this nickname because it is a [[wizard]] that can [[damage]] objects on command, akin to the character Tim in the movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail Monty Python and the Holy Grail]'', and the art in later printings was changed to make the homage more direct. Tim is also now used as a verb to describe the action of dealing one damage.
<c>Prodigal Sorcerer</c> is a blue 1/1 [[Human]] [[Wizard]] creature card with the [[activated ability]] "{{T}}: Prodigal Sorcerer deals 1 damage to target creature or player.". The card was introduced in ''[[Limited Edition|Limited Edition Alpha]]'', where its artist credit is incorrect, with [[Douglas Shuler]] misspelled as "Douglas Schuler".


Formerly merely a Wizard, in ''[[Time Spiral]]'' Prodigal Sorcerer was reprinted and its creature type was corrected to reflect the race and class system ([[Human]] Wizard). In its [[Alpha]] print, Prodigal Sorcerer's artist attribution is incorrect. It reads that Douglas Schuler is the artist, instead of [[Douglas Shuler]].
Prodigal Sorcerer was introduced as a Wizard in ''Alpha'' but, in ''[[Time Spiral]]'', gained the Human racial creature type to complement its class creature type.


===Nicknames===
==Nickname and etymology==
Tim has inspired other nicknames for cards:
The card is nicknamed "'''Tim'''", after the "Tim the Enchanter", a wizard portrayed by Richard Cleese in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail Monty Python and the Holy Grail]'' and who had a talent for fire-based magic and damaging things.
*"Tim on a stick" {{-}} <c>Rod of Ruin</c>
 
*"Tim on a whim" {{-}} <c>Hermetic Study</c>
The nickname "Tim" has also inspired nicknames for other cards, such as <c>Rod of Ruin</c> ("Tim on a stick"), <c>Hermetic Study</c> ("Tim on a whim"), <c>Pirate Ship</c> ("Tim on a ship"), and <c>Rootwater Hunter</c> ("Tim who can swim").
*"Tim on a ship" {{-}} <c>Pirate Ship</c>
 
*"Tim who can swim" {{-}} <c>Rootwater Hunter</c>
In addition, like the term "ping", "Tim" may also be used as a verb to describe the act of dealing 1 damage to an object or player.


==''Planar Chaos''==
==''Planar Chaos''==
<c>Prodigal Pyromancer</c>, introduced in ''[[Planar Chaos]]'', is a [[timeshifted]] version of the Prodigal Sorcerer. The card is more fitting in [[red]] and there was speculation at the time that it would be reprinted in a [[Core Set]] eventually. Such speculation was confirmed to be true, as Prodigal Pyromancer was reprinted in ''[[10th Edition]]''. <c>Prodigal Pyromancer</c> gained the nickname ``Tom``.
<c>Prodigal Pyromancer</c>, introduced in ''[[Planar Chaos]]'', is a [[timeshifted]] version of the Prodigal Sorcerer. The card is more fitting in [[red]] and there was speculation at the time that it would be reprinted in a [[core set]] eventually. Such speculation was confirmed to be true, as Prodigal Pyromancer was reprinted in ''[[10th Edition]]''.
 
<c>Prodigal Pyromancer</c> gained the nickname "Tom", but its origins are unknown.


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Revision as of 13:48, 29 April 2013

For other uses, see Prodigal Sorcerer.

Prodigal Sorcerer is a blue 1/1 Human Wizard creature card with the activated ability "{T}: Prodigal Sorcerer deals 1 damage to target creature or player.". The card was introduced in Limited Edition Alpha, where its artist credit is incorrect, with Douglas Shuler misspelled as "Douglas Schuler".

Prodigal Sorcerer was introduced as a Wizard in Alpha but, in Time Spiral, gained the Human racial creature type to complement its class creature type.

Nickname and etymology

The card is nicknamed "Tim", after the "Tim the Enchanter", a wizard portrayed by Richard Cleese in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and who had a talent for fire-based magic and damaging things.

The nickname "Tim" has also inspired nicknames for other cards, such as Rod of Ruin ("Tim on a stick"), Hermetic Study ("Tim on a whim"), Pirate Ship ("Tim on a ship"), and Rootwater Hunter ("Tim who can swim").

In addition, like the term "ping", "Tim" may also be used as a verb to describe the act of dealing 1 damage to an object or player.

Planar Chaos

Prodigal Pyromancer, introduced in Planar Chaos, is a timeshifted version of the Prodigal Sorcerer. The card is more fitting in red and there was speculation at the time that it would be reprinted in a core set eventually. Such speculation was confirmed to be true, as Prodigal Pyromancer was reprinted in 10th Edition.

Prodigal Pyromancer gained the nickname "Tom", but its origins are unknown.

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