Child

Child
Creature Type
(Subtype for creature/kindred cards)
Beeble Scale	9
Statistics	5 cards 20% 40% 20% 20% as of Unfinity
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type:"Child"

Child is a creature class used for cards which depict a young creature. It was an acorn type until Unfinity which introduced it on an eternal legal card.

History

Child debuted as a creature type in Unhinged. Like other silver-border types that debuted in that set, it originally appeared in the Comprehensive Rules but was removed in the Grand Creature Type Update. However, it has continued to see use in subsequent un-sets like Unsanctioned. In Unfinity it was introduced as an eternal legal type with Wee Champion.

While the subtype is now legal for premier sets, Mark Rosewater doesn't expect it to be used on future designs.

Notable Children

• Infernal Spawn of Infernal Spawn of Evil is the child of the Infernal Spawn of Evil.

Trivia

• Infernius Spawnington III, Esq. in Unsanctioned introduced the similar Grandchild type.
• Little Girl is the only card with ½ power and toughness and also costs only {½W} to play.
• Meddling Kids is a reference to Scooby-Doo.
• Other similar classes for a type of young creature include Egg, Scion, and Spawn.
• Cards which never had the subtype but which use Child as a concept in their name include:
  • Child of Alara
  • Child of Gaea
  • Child of Night
  • Child of the Pack
  • Child of Thorns
  • Children of Korlis