Dragonfly
| Dragonfly | |
|---|---|
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| Creature Type | |
| (Subtype for creature/kindred cards) | |
| Introduced | Legends |
| Last used | Obsolete |
| Updated to | Insect |
| Scryfall Statistics | |
Dragonfly is an obsolete creature type which represented an order of flying insects with a pair of large compound eyes, two pairs large transparent wings, and an elongated body.
Description
Dragonfly debuted as a creature type in Legends on Emerald Dragonfly. The type remained until the Grand Creature Type Update when it was consolidated into the Insect type. Several other dragonflies have been printed as insects.
Storyline
Dragonflies have appeared in the background art for cards on various planes including Bloomburrow, Ikoria, Lorwyn, Ravnica, Tarkir, and Zendikar.
Dominaria
Flittering, wheeling, / darting in to strike, and then / gone just as you blink.
— "Dragonfly Haiku,“ poet unknown
Several types of dragonflies exist on Dominaria, including the Bayou Dragonfly, Emerald Dragonfly, and Venomous Dragonfly.
Kamigawa
On Kamigawa, during the time of the Neon Dynasty, there are large mechs that are known as Dragonflies.
In-game references
- Represented in:
- Associated cards:
- Depicted in:
- Aluren
- Boggart Harbinger
- Doubling Chant
- Easy Prey
- Food (Commander 2021)
- Forest (Ravnica: Clue Edition)
- Gretchen Titchwillow (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, #340)
- Gudul Lurker
- Island (Bloomburrow, #372)
- Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
- Marsh Casualties
- Portent of Calamity
- Rakish Scoundrel
- Riptide Chronologist
- Season of Weaving (Bloomburrow, #283)
- Spellstutter Sprite (Secret Lair)
- Stampeding Scurryfoot
- Swarmyard
