The Dark/Trivia

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  • Carnivorous Plant has the greatest combined power and toughness among green creatures in The Dark. It was the first Wall without "Wall" in its name, leading many players to think that it could attack.
  • Coal Golem has an ability that allows any deck to cast Ball Lightning. It inspired the creation of the Attendant cycle in the Invasion expansion, each of which has a similar ability that allows any deck to cast one of the corresponding Legendary Dragons from the Legendary Dragon cycle in the same set.
  • Frankenstein's Monster is one of only a few cards named after a literary source. It is also the only card that stipulates three different types of counters that can be put on it, something that is avoided today.
  • Goblin Rock Sled created confusion for having "Goblin" in its name but not in its creature type, making it unclear to many at the time how it interacted with other cards in The Dark that referenced Goblins.
  • Mana Clash is the only card with a casting cost of {R} that can potentially win the game on the first turn without any other assistance. This card is named after one of a few names considered for a time for the title of the game of Magic, which was considered too common a word to trademark; ": the Gathering" was later added to "Magic" to make it unique.
  • Marsh Gas is strictly better than Hell Swarm, which appeared just one expansion prior in the Legends expansion.
  • Maze of Ith was restricted in the Vintage format from October 1994 until April 1999 for its ability to slow games significantly. This card was heavily played due to its power, and under old Mulligan rules resulted in many opening hands without mana sources.
  • Reflecting Mirror is the first card to have the ability to change the target of another spell.
  • Stone Calendar inspired the creation of the Medallion cycle in the Tempest expansion, which further inspired the Familiar cycle in the Planeshift expansion and the Warchief cycle in the Scourge expansion.
  • Whippoorwill, along with Frozen Shade and Blinking Spirit, confused many players by depicting a creature apparently in mid-flight in its art without actually having flying. This kind of disparity between art and ability is actively avoided in modern cards. [1]

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