Wolf
| Wolf | |
|---|---|
| Creature Type | |
| (Subtype for creature/kindred cards) | |
| Introduced |
Alpha (updated) Arabian Nights (printed) |
| Last used | Final Fantasy |
| Beeble Scale | 4[1] |
| Scryfall Statistics | |
Wolf is a creature type describing a type of predatory canid that exists in many different worlds.
Description
Wolves are large predatory canine creatures that are active mostly at night, and live and hunt in packs. They are related to dogs and jackals. Humans with the ability to change into wolves are known as werewolves or lycanthropes.
History
The first creature to bear the type was Wyluli Wolf from Arabian Nights as Timber Wolves from Alpha used Wolves. With the printing of Ukkima, Stalking Shadow in Commander 2020, wolves have been printed in all colors. Wolves are green by a large margin and were made secondary in red during Innistrad, where the type was often typally coupled with Werewolves.
Storyline
Aside from Kamigawa, wolves have been found in essentially every existing plane in some form or another.
Eldraine
Witchstalkers are a type of wolf known to attack magical beings and ignore all others.[2] Twice the size of ordinary wolves, they have enormous jaws with large fangs, muscular forelegs and haunches, and ridged spines.[3] By feeding on spellcasters and other sources of magic, witchstalkers developed their own magical abilities, including understanding speech, wielding a supernatural howl, and the ability to teleport to unsuspecting prey. Their supernatural sense of smell allows them to find sources of magic, and they often hunt in the moors and forests of Dunbarrow. A powerful witch can draw as many as a dozen witchstalkers.
Innistrad
The Kessig Wolf Run is the homeland of Wolves and Werewolves alike. Howlpack Alpha and Immerwolf are Wolf Lords.
After Avacyn was released from the Helvault, she cast a spell that granted the werewolves a choice to either remain a werewolf or to fuse the two spirits in itself (human spirit and bestial wolf spirit), giving it a permanent wolf form but granting an inner-peace. This spell is called the cursemute, and also stifled Garruk's curse for a while. These humanoid wolves became known as wolfir, and were allies of Avacyn.
There are also "Wolfkin" on Innistrad, humans with special affinity to wolves and / or characteristics of wolves.[4]
Mirrodin
The wolves of Mirrodin were an exceptionally unusual breed, being longer-lived than the elves, as wise as the leonin, as sapient as unaltered vedalken, and as rare as a fully organic creature in that world. Like all Mirran animals, they were compleated, the last wolves in Mirrodin (now New Phyrexia) being like the Rot Wolf.
Ravnica
The Ledev Wolf-riders of the Selesnya Conclave apprentice at a young age. Each rider raises a wolf pup from birth to serve as a mount, hoping that one day the two will share the honor of guarding the Great Concourse. The wolves grow up to be bear-sized. A notable one of these is Voja, who was raised by Tolsimir Wolfblood.
Ulgothra
The Heart Wolf is a type of wolf native to Ulgrotha. They are the standard riding mounts of goblin sub-chiefs, dignitaries and ambassadors, and dwarven traders as well. Heartwolves make fine riding beasts for these smaller folk and are adept at traveling quickly across difficult ground.
Notable Wolves
- Unknown
- Anara
- The Throat Wolf
Gallery
Tokens
Trivia
- The first word of Wyluli Wolf is an anagram of Lily Wu, Richard Garfield's first wife.[7]
- Tundra Wolves is the only monocolored white Wolf. The third Wolf ever printed, it predated red Wolves but remained an oddity after Innistrad.
- Carrion Howler is the only Zombie Wolf; it, Wolf in _____ Clothing and Snarling Warg are the only monocolored black Wolves. Ukkima, Stalking Shadow is also a black Wolf, and by virtue of also being a Whale, the only blue Wolf.
- Selesnya Keyrune is a manstone that can become a 3/3 green and white Wolf artifact creature. It references Watchwolf, an iconic Selesnya card from Ravnica block.
- Lupine Prototype is a Wolf Construct.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 22, 2023). "Where are wolves on the beeble scale?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ K. Arsenault Rivera (August 9, 2023). "Wilds of Eldraine - Episode 2: Wandering Knight, Budding Hero". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ James Wyatt et al. (2023). "D&D Monstrous Compendium: Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures". Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wolfkin Bond and Wolfkin Outcast
- ↑ Magic Arcana (November 04, 2009). "Specific Tokens". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (November 28, 2005). "'Voja' Token Art". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13.
- ↑ Allen Varney (1995). "Words of Magic"
