Characteristic and iconic races
Each color in Magic: The Gathering has characteristic and iconic creature types.[1]
Characteristic creature type
A characteristic creature type which is used to typically represent the color in any given set. Characteristic creatures show up many times per set and are found in all rarities, but especially at common. They are smaller humanoids that appear on more mundane cards, such as vanilla and French vanilla creatures. The characteristic creatures are:[1]
Iconic creature type
Each color has an iconic, or marquee, creature type which is well known as the creature representative of everything the color embodies. Iconic creatures show up only a few times per set (and many times only once).[1] They are almost exclusively rare or mythic rare and show up on splashable cards.[3][4] The current iconic creature types are:[5]
References
- ↑ a b c Mark Rosewater (November 7, 2016). "A Few More Words from R&D". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 29, 2014). "Do all colors have a characteristic race?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 19, 2009). "Care for a bite?". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 11, 2013). "Building a Better Monster". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 10, 2014). "What are the iconic creatures for the other colors?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
