Squirrel
| Squirrel | |
|---|---|
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| Creature Type | |
| (Subtype for creature/kindred cards) | |
| Beeble Scale | 6[1] |
| Statistics |
15 cards
 6.7%  20%  60%  6.7%  6.7% 32 Squirrel creation cards
as of Unfinity 3.1%  3.1% 6.3% 75% 3.1%  3.1% 6.3% |
| Scryfall Search | |
| type:"Squirrel" | |
Squirrel is a green creature type used for arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents (though in the unset Unstable they have a significant presence in black).[2]
History
The first creatures to bear the type were Krosan Beast and Squirrel Mob in Odyssey. Before that, it was sometimes used as a token-only creature type. Most often, squirrel-related cards are created by Mark Rosewater.[3][4]
Because they weren't thought to be serious enough by the Creative R&D, squirrels were relegated to supplemental products.[5] One such supplemental set was Modern Horizons. Squirrels made a return to a Standard-legal set in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths with Helica Glider. Toski, Bearer of Secrets from Kaldheim is the first legendary squirrel to appear outside of a silver-bordered product. Modern Horizons 2 has a strong squirrel theme and is, to date, the set that contains the largest number of cards (13) that are or create squirrels, including the tribe's first mythic rare, Chatterfang, Squirrel General.
Notable Squirrels
Tokens
Tokens marked with 
are created by Acorn cards.
Trivia
- Krosan Beast is the only Squirrel Beast.
- Swarmyard is a land that regenerates squirrels.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 23, 2021). "Where are squirrels now on the Beeble Scale now?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Bonnie Bruenderman (May 09, 2014). "Squirrel!". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 22, 2002). "Squirrel of My Dreams". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 1, 2020). "My Favorite Things". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 03, 2014). "Are there any creature types considered "dead", so to speak?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
