Druid
| Druid | |
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| Creature Type | |
| (Subtype for creature/kindred cards) | |
| Introduced |
Alpha (updated) Antiquities (printed) |
| Last used | Murders at Karlov Manor |
| Scryfall Statistics | |
Druid is a job and the primary green spellcaster. The first card with the type was Citanul Druid from Antiquities, but Alpha's Ley Druid, Llanowar Elves and Verduran Enchantress gained the type retroactively. As of 2023, the card type Druid is under consideration for a reboot, because it has connections to modern-day religions.[1][2]
Description
Druids, like clerics, are masters of magic that are powered by faith, often backed up with combat prowess. They are "nature priests" and mostly green-aligned. Druids are strongly tied to plants, animals, fertility, the element of earth, and the land about them.
Early on, Druid-themed cards didn't have specific mechanical meaning. The most important evolution in the Druid class type took place in Ninth Edition, where the Druid class became mechanically connected to mana and land-manipulation. Thus, most druids can be tapped for mana.[3]
Enchanters
Enchantresses or enchanters are a particular kind of druid specializing in shaping enchantments.
Other Specializations
- Amplimancers (Reckless Amplimancer).
- Zoomancers (Professor of Zoomancy).
Storyline
Druids often congregate in groups away from civilization. The vast majority of druids wield green mana, but some channel white or black mana as well. Green-aligned races such as elves, centaurs, and nantuko produce many druids.
Locations of druidic activity
Druidic organizations
- The Cabaretti Family of New Capenna.
- The Fang Druids of Muraganda
- The Greenseekers of post-apocalypyic Dominaria [4]
- The Old Ways — druid organization of Gruul Clans worshiping the boar god Ilharg.
- The Stone Druids — a dwarven organization on Dominaria
- The Willow Priestesses of Ulgrotha
- The Council of Druids on Eldraine, the remnant of the elf leaders in the Wilds.[5]
Notable Druids
- Baru
- Dionus
- Gilanra
- Greensleeves
- Gwenna
- Jasmine Boreal
- Jenson Carthalion
- Jolrael
- Kamahl
- Kaysa
- Kolbjorn
- Lord Magnus
- Marwyn
- Rofellos
- Seton
- Nadeen Dormet
- Tatyova
- Thelon
- Thriss
- The Edge
- Unknown
Gallery
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Citanul druid
Druid tokens
| Token name | Color | Type line | P/T | Text box | Source | Printings |
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| Elf Druid | 
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Creature — Elf Druid | 1/1 |  : Add .
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| Zombie Druid | 
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Creature — Zombie Druid | 2/2 | |||
| Fanatic of Rhonas |
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Creature — Zombie Snake Druid | 4/4 | : Add . Ferocious — : Add . Activate only if you control a creature with power 4 or greater.
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| Llanowar Elves |
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Creature — Elf Druid | 1/1 | : Add .
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| Tender Wildguide |
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Creature — Possum Druid | 1/1 | : Add one mana of any color.: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. (This token's mana cost is  .)
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| Token name | Color | Type line | P/T | Text box | Source | Printings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedguide Ash |
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Creature — Treefolk Druid | 4/4 | When Seedguide Ash dies, you may search your library for up to three Forest cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. |
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 28, 2023). "If 'witch' is excluded bc of its significance as a real-world religious identifier, why are 'shaman' and 'druid' creature types?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 29, 2023). "Please don't phase out druids". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (January 16, 2008). "Druids, Trees, and Truth". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (April 12, 2007). "The Greenseeker's Travels". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17.
- ↑ Kate Elliott (2019), Throne of Eldraine: The Wildered Quest, Penguin Random House
