Enchantment creature
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Enchantment creatures are both enchantments and creatures and therefore the rules for both apply to them.
History
The earliest enchantments that could become a creature as well were Still Life and Testament of Faith from Odyssey and Halcyon Glaze from Ravnica: City of Guilds. The type line Enchantment Creature was then introduced on the futureshifted card in Future Sight called Lucent Liminid.[1]
Theros
Enchantment Creatures later reappeared as a full-fledged set theme in the Theros set, where they represent the gods themselves and their creations and emissaries (creatures with bestow).[2] The enchantment creatures were highlighted in the following set, which was named after them — Born of the Gods. These had all global enchantment effects.[3] They were given their own mechanic with Constellation in Journey into Nyx.
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
Enchantment creatures made a return in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty illustrating the spirit world manifesting in the mortal plane.[4] Some appear to be beings that have attained enlightnment (i.e. Shigeki), while others are implied to be constructs by the Living Historians.
The Nyx frame
Enchantment creatures and enchantment artifacts in the Theros block all have a unique card frame that shows the starfield of Nyx. The Nyx frame doesn't have any rules associated with it. It's a reminder that these creatures and artifacts are also enchantments. Other enchantments in Theros use the regular card frame.[5] Enchantment creatures in Theros: Beyond Death, Commander 2018 and Modern Horizons 2 also use this treatment, with the supplemental set cards being flavored as Therosian.
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is the first set that had enchantment creatures off of Theros, and R&D found that the frame was useful in this context as well. The Nyx frame is reported to be used for whenever enchantment creatures appear, as the creative treatment of enchantment creatures has twice been for "creatures from a spiritual world".
Storyline
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 17, 2021). "Future Sight Design Handoff Document". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 2, 2013). "A Theros By Any Other Name, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 20, 2014). "Born Legacy". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 27, 2022). "The Making of a Dynasty, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (September 02, 2013). "The Mechanics of Theros". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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