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{{For|the novel|The Prodigal Sorcerer}} | {{For|the novel|The Prodigal Sorcerer}} | ||
[[File:LEA Prodigal Sorcerer.jpg|thumb|right|250 px|<c title="Prodigal Sorcerer">Prodigal Sorcerer|Alpha</c> from ''[[Limited Edition Alpha|Alpha]]''.]] | [[File:LEA Prodigal Sorcerer.jpg|thumb|right|250 px|<c title="Prodigal Sorcerer">Prodigal Sorcerer|Alpha</c> from ''[[Limited Edition Alpha|Alpha]]''.]] | ||
<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. | <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.". | ||
==History== | |||
===Alpha=== | |||
==Nickname and etymology== | The card was introduced in ''[[Alpha]]'', where its artist credit was incorrect, with [[Douglas Shuler]] misspelled as "Douglas Schuler". The card featured [[creature type]] [[Wizard]] (only) in ''Alpha''; but, | ||
====Nickname and etymology==== | |||
The card is nicknamed "'''Tim'''", after the "Tim the Enchanter", a wizard portrayed by John Cleese in ''[[Wikipedia:Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail| Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' and who had a talent for fire-based magic and damaging things. | The card is nicknamed "'''Tim'''", after the "Tim the Enchanter", a wizard portrayed by John Cleese in ''[[Wikipedia:Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail| Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' and who had a talent for fire-based magic and damaging things. | ||
The nickname "Tim" has inspired nicknames for other similar 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"), <c>Rootwater Hunter</c> ("Tim who can swim", "swim Tim", or "fish Tim"), <c>Thornwind Faeries</c> ("flying Tim"), and <c>Zuran Spellcaster</c> ("Zim" or "icy Tim"). | The nickname "Tim" has inspired nicknames for other similar 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"), <c>Rootwater Hunter</c> ("Tim who can swim", "swim Tim", or "fish Tim"), <c>Thornwind Faeries</c> ("flying Tim"), and <c>Zuran Spellcaster</c> ("Zim" or "icy Tim"). | ||
===Reprints=== | |||
Prodigal Sorcery was reprinted in every [[Core Set]] up until ''[[Seventh Edition]]''. | |||
==''Planar Chaos | ===Time Spiral=== | ||
Introduced in ''[[Planar Chaos]]'' as a red [[timeshifted]] version of | In ''[[Time Spiral]]'', it gained the [[Human]] [[race|racial creature type]] to complement its [[class]]. | ||
===Planar Chaos replacement=== | |||
Introduced in ''[[Planar Chaos]]'' as a red [[timeshifted]] version of Prodigal Sorcerer, <c>Prodigal Pyromancer</c>, nicknamed "Tom" for unknown reasons, other than "Tom" was the design file name,<ref>{{NewRef|latest-developments/tom-shifted-2007-02-02|Tom-Shifted: Red Tim finally exists!|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|February 2, 2007}}</ref> was thought to be more appropriate given the understanding of the [[Color Pie]] then. | |||
Prodigal Pyromancer was later reprinted in ''[[Tenth Edition]]'', thus cementing [[R&D]]'s position on damage-dealing creatures in [[red]], not [[blue]]. It also featured in ''[[Magic 2010]]'' and ''[[Magic 2011]]''. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 10:54, 24 February 2018
- For the novel, see The Prodigal Sorcerer.
Prodigal Sorcerer is a blue 1/1 Human Wizard creature card with the activated ability "
: Prodigal Sorcerer deals 1 damage to target creature or player.".
History
Alpha
The card was introduced in Alpha, where its artist credit was incorrect, with Douglas Shuler misspelled as "Douglas Schuler". The card featured creature type Wizard (only) in Alpha; but,
Nickname and etymology
The card is nicknamed "Tim", after the "Tim the Enchanter", a wizard portrayed by John Cleese in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and who had a talent for fire-based magic and damaging things.
The nickname "Tim" has inspired nicknames for other similar cards, such as Rod of Ruin ("Tim on a stick"), Hermetic Study ("Tim on a whim"), Pirate Ship ("Tim on a ship"), Rootwater Hunter ("Tim who can swim", "swim Tim", or "fish Tim"), Thornwind Faeries ("flying Tim"), and Zuran Spellcaster ("Zim" or "icy Tim").
Reprints
Prodigal Sorcery was reprinted in every Core Set up until Seventh Edition.
Time Spiral
In Time Spiral, it gained the Human racial creature type to complement its class.
Planar Chaos replacement
Introduced in Planar Chaos as a red timeshifted version of Prodigal Sorcerer, Prodigal Pyromancer, nicknamed "Tom" for unknown reasons, other than "Tom" was the design file name,[1] was thought to be more appropriate given the understanding of the Color Pie then.
Prodigal Pyromancer was later reprinted in Tenth Edition, thus cementing R&D's position on damage-dealing creatures in red, not blue. It also featured in Magic 2010 and Magic 2011.