Rabbit
Rabbit | |
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Creature Type | |
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Introduced | Portal Three Kingdoms |
Last used | Avatar: The Last Airbender |
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Rabbit is a creature type used for cards depicting soft-furred, long-eared, burrowing lagomorphs. They appear most frequently in but have been printed in all colors. A related intelligent race is the Moonfolk of Kamigawa.
History
The first creature to bear the type was Zodiac Rabbit in Portal Three Kingdoms. For a long time, it was the only lifelike rabbit. Other cards with the type were Rabbit Beasts: Vizzerdrix, Kezzerdrix [1] and Jackalope Herd. A fifth, and first Legendary, Rabbit (Kwain, Itinerant Meddler) was introduced in Commander Legends. An artificial Rabbit (Rabbit Battery) was printed in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.
Rabbits were sparingly featured in Wilds of Eldraine and gained full typal support in Bloomburrow.[2]
Rabbitfolk
Bloomburrow
Rabbits are one of the animalfolk of Bloomburrow. As a group, they are community-focused, and most of them are talented chefs and farmers that provide food to most of the creatures in Valley.[3][4] Rabbitfolk chefs are renowned for their cooking, which is largely considered unrivaled by other animalfolk. Highly meticulous and dedicated, rabbitfolk are diligent workers with excellent hospitality skills and are highly sought after to help run inns. Rabbitfolk magic is used to support farming, growing plants, and restoring life to the vegetation around them. Even if other animalfolk view them as "boring" for their stable lives, the rabbitfolk are treated with respect for all the hard work they do.[5]
At their best, rabbitfolk are stalwart, hospitable, and peaceful.[4] At their worst, they are stubborn, narrowminded, and cowardly. Rabbitfolk are conflict-averse as a rule, preferring to let trouble blow over them rather than stick their noses in it.[3] Though they are typically pacifistic, rabbitfolk will still staunchly protect their homes and lands. When out adventuring, rabbitfolk typically serve as clerics. The most dedicated rabbitfolk can join the Pawpatch Party, a group of powerful and adeptly trained warriors who patrol Valley to protect from Calamity Beasts. These rabbitfolk are known for their antler helmets and large, metal-coated weapons and shields. Members of the Pawpatch Party are renowned for their skill and perseverance, owing in large part to their excellent provisions.
Rabbitfolk lives revolve around their large families, called Fluffles, and their homesteads.[4] The eldest rabbitfolk in the family are the de facto arbiters of the household. Very seldomly, rabbitfolk will leave their village entirely to make a life for themself in a larger village or city. Those who move away typically find themselves adopted into rabbitfolk communities wherever they're going. Rabbitfolk culture values working with the earth, emphasizing respect for nature and its blessings. Rabbitfolk are highly efficient and organized, often showing up early to appointments in an attempt to outdo one another in politeness. According to "Giddy's Guide to Valley," rabbitfolk culturally treasure their family dinners more so than other animalfolk, to the point that interrupting one is considered a grievous offense.[6] Gifts in rabbitfolk communities can be lavish, in both quality and quantity.
The Flower Garden is a sacred site to the rabbitfolk of Valley, and its path has been curated for centuries to ensure no flower is trampled.[7]If a flower begins to die, the petals and other parts are collected to decorate the homes of any rabbitfolk villages that witnessed the flower's passing. Rabbitfolk houses are often built directly into the ground, with long burrows underneath and tall windmills designed as upside-down carrots on top.[4][8]
One of their kin, Finneas, assisted Mabel in her quest to stop the Calamity Beasts.[9]
Notable Rabbits
- Unknown
Tokens
Token name | Color | Type line | P/T | Text box | Source | Printings |
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Rabbit | Creature — Rabbit | 1/1 | ||||
Intrepid Rabbit | Creature — Rabbit Soldier | 1/1 | When this creature enters, target creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn. (This token's mana cost is |
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Warren Warleader | Creature — Rabbit Knight | 1/1 | Whenever you attack, choose one — • Create a 1/1 white Rabbit creature token that’s tapped and attacking. • Attacking creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. (This token's mana cost is |
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Pawpatch Recruit | Creature — Rabbit Warrior | 1/1 | Trample Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control other than that creature. (This token's mana cost is |
Token name | Color | Type line | P/T | Text box | Source | Printings |
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Rabbit | Creature — Rabbit | 1/1 |
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Trivia
- Rabbits were named on the Un-instant When Fluffy Bunnies Attack, but there was no mechanical relevance to them.
Gallery
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Bloomburrow rabbitfolk concepts.[10]
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Bloomburrow rabbitfolk weaponry concepts.[10]
References
- ↑ Magic Arcana (March 21, 2005). "Engineering the Kezzerdrix". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 9, 2024). "The Bloom of Burrow, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Tiny and Mighty - Bloomburrow Debut (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (July 9, 2024).
- ↑ a b c d Neale LaPlante Johnson (July 16, 2024). "Planeswalker's Guide to Bloomburrow, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic: The Gathering Arena Tooltips
- ↑ Flavor text for Head of the Homestead.
- ↑ Neale LaPlante Johnson (July 11, 2024). "Planeswalker's Guide to Bloomburrow, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Building the Duskmourn House (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (October 29, 2024).
- ↑ Valerie Valdes (July 2, 2024). "Bloomburrow - Episode 2: An Expected Party". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Behind the Scenes with Bloomburrow Worldbuilding - Gen Con Panel (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (August 23, 2024).