Grandeur
| Grandeur | |
|---|---|
| Ability Word | |
| Introduced | Future Sight |
| Last used | Modern Horizons 3 |
| Typical Text | Grandeur — Discard another card named CARDNAME: ... |
| Storm Scale | 5[1] |
| Statistics |
6 cards  16.7%  16.7%  16.7%  33.3%  16.7% |
| Scryfall Search | |
| keyword:"Grandeur" | |
Grandeur is an ability word that was introduced in Future Sight,[2] seen on a cycle of five legendary creatures in that set.
Description
Grandeur is an activated ability that can be activated by discarding a card with the same name as the card the ability appears on.
Mark Rosewater called the return of Grandeur unlikely, because of the popularity of the Commander format. The problem is that it's tied to legendary yet meaningless in the format (Commander) that cares most about that supertype.[3][4] It also has low performance in Limited as all Grandeur Legends were rare.
It has been discussed if Grandeur could be put on non-legendary creatures.[5][6]
Modern Horizons 3 brought back Grandeur, but with a twist: it was printed on an unusual common Legendary (Skoa, Embermage), which gave it more relevance in Limited. This makes it closer to a Kindle effect. Mark Rosewater noted that R&D had talked about making common legendary creatures with grandeur for years.[7]
Rulings
- The grandeur ability can be activated only while the creature that has it is on the battlefield. To activate the ability, a different card with the same name must be discarded.
Examples
Example
Tarox Bladewing 
Legendary Creature — Dragon
4/3
Flying, haste
Grandeur — Discard another card named Tarox Bladewing: Tarox Bladewing gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is its power.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (2015-08-15). "Would you ever make a non-legendary creature with Grandeur? Also...". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Aaron Forsythe (April 13, 2007). "Grandeur, No Illusion". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 20, 2016). "Where does the Grandeur mechanic fit on the Storm Scale?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 10, 2017). "Is the Grandeur mechanic scrapped?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 10, 2017). "Couldn't Grandeur just be put on a non-legendary creature?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 23, 2017). "Couldn't you bring back new cards with Grandeur?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 27, 2024). "We’ve talked about making common legendary creatures with grandeur for years.". Blogatog. Tumblr.