Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar was a writer for Magicthegathering.com from 2001–2007, who focused on writing articles about deck construction. He also worked for Wizards of the Coast writing stories and working on world-building for Fifth Dawn[1], Kamigawa Block[2][3][4] and Ravnica: City of Guilds[5].
Credits
| “ | To me, the coolest thing about the “Bringer” cycle is that when I submitted the names the set was still called “Tomato.” I only found out later that the set was named Fifth Dawn, making the Bringers a cornerstone of the set's flavor.[1] | ” |
Card names
- Fifth Dawn
- Abuna’s Chant
- Battered Golem
- Blind Creeper
- Bringer of the Black Dawn
- Bringer of the Blue Dawn
- Bringer of the Green Dawn
- Bringer of the Red Dawn
- Bringer of the White Dawn
- Conjurer’s Bauble
- Ebon Drake
- Fist of Suns
- Goblin Brawler
- Grafted Wargear
- Guardian Idol
- Ion Storm
- Lantern of Insight
- Leonin Squire
- Neurok Stealthsuit
- Possessed Portal
- Retaliate
- Skyhunter Prowler
- Steelshaper’s Gift
- Suncrusher
- Tel-Jilad Justice
- Fill with Fright
- Joiner Adept
- Roar of Reclamation.
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Akki Lavarunner / Tok-Tok, Volcano Born
- Akki Rockspeaker
- Blood Speaker
- Dance of Shadows
- Desperate Ritual
- Field of Reality
- General's Kabuto
- Gibbering Kami
- Glimpse of Nature
- <c>Godo, Bandit Warlord
- Hearth Kami
- Horobi, Death's Wail
- Initiate of Blood / Goka the Unjust
- Kami of Lunacy
- Kiku, Night's Flower
- Kitsune Diviner
- Kumano's Pupils
- Nezumi Bone-Reader
- Nezumi Cutthroat
- Nezumi Graverobber / Nighteyes, Nezumi Bone-Master
- Nezumi Ronin
- Night Dealings
- Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
- Oni Possession
- Order of the Sacred Bell
- Sachi, Daughter of Seshiro
- Sosuke, Son of Seshiro
- Struggle for Sanity
- Swirl the Mists
- Wear Away
- Konda's Banner
- Forbidden Orchard
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Baku Altar
- Blazing Shoal
- Budoka Pupil
- Call for Blood
- Child of Thorns
- Clash of Realities
- Crawling Filth
- Disrupting Shoal
- Genju of the Cedars
- Genju of the Falls
- Genju of the Fields
- Hired Muscle
- Horobi's Whisper
- Isao, Enlightened Bushi
- Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
- Kodama of the Center Tree
- Lifespinner
- Mark of Sakiko
- Ogre Marauder
- Pus Kami
- Roar of the Jukai
- Sakiko, Mother of Summer
- Stir the Grave
- Umezawa's Jitte
- Ward of Piety
- Yukora, the Prisoner
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- AEther Shockwave
- Araba Mothriders
- Celestial Kirin
- Curtain of Light
- Dense Canopy
- Eiganjo Free-Riders
- Erayo, Soratami Ascendant / Erayo's Essence
- Ghost-Lit Raider
- Ghost-Lit Warder
- Homura, Human Ascendant / Homura's Essence
- Into The Fray
- Kashi-Tribe Elite
- Kuon, Ogre Ascendant / Kuon's Essence
- Miyomaro, First to Know Honor
- Matsu-Tribe Birdstalker
- Mikoro, Center of the Sea
- Moonwing Moth
- Murmurs from Beyond
- Nightsoil Kami
- Pure Intentions
- Reki, the History of Kamigawa
- Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant / Rune-Tail's Essence
- Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant / Sasaya's Essence
- Secretkeeper
- Spiritual Visit
- Stampeding Serow
- Undying Flames.
- Ravnica - City of Guilds
- Bloodletter Quill
- Brightflame
- Clinging Darkness
- Clutch of the Undercity
- Conclave's Blessing
- Dark Confidant
- Dimir House Guard
- Dimir Infiltrator
- Dizzy Spell
- Drake Familiar
- Dream Leash
- Ethereal Usher
- Flow of Ideas
- Golgari Thug
- Greater Forgeling
- Hunted Phantasm
- Moonlight Bargain
- Nullmage Shepherd
- Oathsworn Giant
- Peel from Reality
- Remand
- Selesnya Sanctuary
- Strands of Undeath
- Undercity Shade
- Woodwraith Strangler
Flavor text
- Fifth Dawn
- Arachnoid
- Auriok Windwalker
- Blind Creeper
- Channel the Suns
- Circle of Protection: Artifacts
- Devour in Shadow
- Fold into AEther
- Gemstone Array
- Loxodon Anchoret
- Moriok Rigger
- Night’s Whisper
- Retaliate
- Roar of Reclamation
- Skyhunter Skirmisher
- Viridian Lorebearers.
- 'Champions of Kamigawa
- Akki Avalanchers
- Akki Underminer
- Befoul
- Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit
- Blind with Anger
- Blood Rites
- Distress
- Earthshaker
- Gutwrencher Oni
- Hair-Strung Koto
- Hisoka, Minamo Sensei
- Horizon Seed
- Horobi, Death’s Wail
- Kami of the Waning Moon
- Kiku, Night’s Flower
- Kodama of the Northern Tree
- Kodama of the Southern Tree
- Lava Spike
- Marrow-Gnawer
- Midnight Covenant
- Nature's Will
- Nezumi Bone-Reader
- Nezumi Ronin
- Night of Souls' Betrayal
- Nine-Ringed Bo
- Numai Outcast
- Painwracker Oni
- Pull Under
- Rag Dealer
- Rend Flesh
- Seizan, Perverter of Truth
- Villainous Ogre
- Swallowing Plague
- Thoughtbind
- Time of Need
- Unatural Speed
- Waking Nightmare
- Ashen-Skin Zubera
- Dripping-Tongue Zubera
- Ember-Fist Zubera
- Floating-Dream Zubera
- Silent-Chant Zubera
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Ishi-Ishi
- Akki Crackshot
- Nezumi Shadow-Watcher
- Mark of the Oni
- Scourge of Numai
- Ogre Marauder
- Kyoki, Sanity's Eclipse
- Gnarled Mass
- Psychic Spear
- Isao, Enlightened Bushi
- Three Tragedies
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- AEther Shockwave
- Akki Underling
- Descendant of Kiyomaro
- Eiganjo Free-Riders
- Glitterfang
- Hail of Arrows
- Inner Calm, Outer Strength
- Inner Chamber Guard
- Masumaro, First to Live
- Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
- Moonwing Moth
- Okina Nightwatch
- Promise of Bunrei
- Reverence
- Sakura-Tribe Scout.
- Ravnica - City of Guilds
- Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran
- Autochthon Wurm
- Barbarian Riftcutter
- Birds of Paradise
- Blood Funnel
- Boros Recruit
- Bramble Elemental
- Brightflame
- Caregiver
- Crown of Convergence
- Dark Confidant
- Devouring Light
- Dimir Doppelganger
- Dimir Infiltrator
- Drake Familiar
- Drooling Groodion
- Dryad's Caress
- Elves of Deep Shadow
- Festival of the Guildpact
- Glimpse the Unthinkable
- Goblin Spelunkers
- Grifter's Blade
- Guardian of Vitu-Ghazi
- Hammerfist Giant
- Mindmoil
- Moonlight Bargain
- Moroii
- Nullmage Shepherd
- Peel from Reality
- Phytohydra
- Remand
- Seed Spark
- Seismic Spike
- Surveilling Sprite
- Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
- Thundersong Trumpeter.
Stories
- "Bonds of Ice and Fire". Champions of Kamigawa.
- "Mountain Secret". Champions of Kamigawa.
- "The Dragon Shield". Champions of Kamigawa.
- "A Servant’s Mission". Betrayers of Kamigawa.
- "The Last Visitor". Saviors of Kamigawa.
- "The Merrytown Massacre". Dissension.
Theme deck
Jay designed the Mirage Theme deck Night Terrors on Magic Online, documenting his process in his Building on a Budget column[6][7].
External links
- Magicthegathering.com Article Archive
- Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar (April 23, 2013) A Selesnyan Tome. Starcitygames.com
References
- ↑ a b Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar (June 7, 2004). "Perspectives of a Writing Grunt (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved on May 18, 2025.
- ↑ Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar (October 4, 2004). "Land of Ten-Thousand Legends (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved on May 18, 2025.
- ↑ Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar (February 14, 2005). "A Flavorful View of Betrayers (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 14, 2007. Retrieved on May 18, 2025.
- ↑ Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar (June 13, 2005). "Tales From Beyond the Veil (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Retrieved on May 18, 2025.
- ↑ Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar (October 10, 2005). "Urban Flavor (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Retrieved on May 18, 2025.
- ↑ Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar (October 3, 2005). "Interlude: My Mirage Precon, Part 1 (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on February 22, 2007. Retrieved on March 11, 2025.
- ↑ Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar (October 10, 2005). "Interlude: My Mirage Precon, Part 1 (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved on March 11, 2025.