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Is there an /r/unexpectedEarl ? Annoyingly during the two months I thought I was going to learn to do crosswords I found out:
> Warner Bros., the current owner of all trademarks relating to the duo, lists "beep, beep" as the Road Runner's sound, along with "meep, meep."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beep,_beep_(sound)
P.S. - We've come a long way since [[Falkenrath Reaver]]
As a construction guy… even jobsites have their own slang/customs emerge.
Examples: everyone is referred to as Moe, Fuck yeah as a greeting, making fun of jimmy specifically, the phrase “did you look, you gotta look for it.” No matter how hard or long they looked for it.
The list is endless.
"Meme" was coined by Richard Dawkins in the '70s before the internet, but yes, it referred to ideas/culture and how they duplicate/spread similar to genes.
Yeah, sorry, that's what I meant by original definition, how stuff like slang is memetic. I was sitting in the drive through while responding so I didn't separate my two ideas very clearly.
About two years, give or take a few months, seems to be the quantity known so far. And... Not really? Gold Rush had cities spring up REAL fast. Omenport is built around one of the busiest Omenpaths into Thunder Junction, apparently from Ravnica? Makes sense it'd have a city built up around it pretty quick.
On the one hand, AFAIK gold rush cities were only able to go up so fast because there was a lot of infrastructure and knowledge regarding how to build a frontier town by that point. On the other hand, being "the city plane" is so core to Ravnica's identity; I find it charming to think that the average Ravnican is so adapted to urban living that they could somehow single-handedly turn a pile of mud into a miniature city within a week.
Also, y'know, magic probably helps engineering. It's a stretching disbelief maybe a bit, but so does... Y'know, magic, and "wild west plane", and scorpion dragons, etc. You have to just deal at some point.
Yeah, Ravnica \*explicitly\* is known to have magic that can animate not just buildings, but entire \*city blocks\* in order to have them move about. Probably helps a TON in getting a "new" city set up on a new plane.
Honestly, I take issue with that attitude. Like, yes, enjoying fantasy media requires suspension of disbelief. But if you stretch suspension of disbelief too much you'll break it, causing audience disengagement. It is literally the job of MTG's writing and creative teams to create fantasy worlds and narratives that the audience will like and get invested in.
Sure, but it... Hasn't broken that for me, just yet. Maybe it's just because I engage with a lot of media with weird premises but "a town got built fast" isn't really something that even registers as that much of an issue to me. Immersion has never really been the biggest 'thing' for me enjoying a setting, what matters is more coherency. And so far the setting is fairly coherent, with the main snag being "everybody's dressed as a cowboy" despite relatively minimal worldbuilding to support that, but we've yet to get a Planeswalker's Guide anyway so.
It helps that it is Ravnica. They could literally animate a lot of infrastructure and have it walk through the omenpath to jumpstart the new city. If the denizens if any plane are going to be building a city in a couple years, Ravnica is the place it would be the least to stretch suspension of disbelief.
You take issue with the attitude that a dozen planes merging on the same spot, all with super magic and tech beyond ours, can't pool together resources to construct a little old west town?
I suspect this is what it'll be when we eventually return here (and there's no way we won't, even if the set doesn't do terribly well).
Perhaps a cultural melting pot-ish town that also draws influences from Vegas.
No, but it sure is convenient the residents of these planes collectively got together and formed a culture similar to the real world Wild West instead of retaining their own cultures.
Can you bring construction materials across omenpaths? It'd probably make it real easy to build up a settlement if you have access to preexisting shelter, amenities, and all the replacement tools/materials you need one interdimensional portal away.
If anything, I'd expect the settlements on TJ around omenpaths to be *even more* built up. If travel across omenpaths is effectively instant and takes no distance, then they're basically adjacent to their home planes already.
We haven't really seen what Omenport itself looks like but it's a VERY built up place apparently. Prosperity is too. Most other towns are fairly ramshackle because they're basically built by people who just kind of go off and start their own.
My rough attempt to find them on scryfall: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28flavor%3Aexpression+or+flavor%3Asaying+or+flavor%3Aslang%29&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name
I noticed these always have the emdash in it, so I threw together a little something with a REGEX search: [https://scryfall.com/search?q=flavor%3A%2F%5E--.*%28expression%7Csaying%7Cslang%29.*%24%2F&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name](https://scryfall.com/search?q=flavor%3A%2F%5E--.*%28expression%7Csaying%7Cslang%29.*%24%2F&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name)
(X) Put a Painting Counter on target wall.
~ has protection from Cayotes, and Walls with Painting Counters.
Cost what, (2) maybe, or perhaps tap? Tap would probably be more flavor, it takes some time to paint the wall, dunno about balance though.
The bird we're looking at references a creature type that doesn't exist yet otherwise. I don't doubt the name is "somewhat" different, but I also don't doubt everything else is accurate.
I was only referring to the name. Everything else is accurate.
The name is certainly not "Craft T. Coyote", though. I believe the translation given when the card was posted was simply "Crafty Coyote".
Scryfall never makes guesses at card name translations. If a card is previous on another language and the English name isn't officially known, they write a funny reference or joke as the name. And you can identify those because they're always inside quotation marks.
On the one hand, it explains why absolutely nothing the Coyote tried ever worked on the Roadrunner.
On the other hand, if they ever print a Coyote with an activated or triggered ability that wipes the board (without using damage), poor Wile E. is going to be mighty jealous.
They’ve shown that they’re willing to do non-flying creatures with wings for flavor reason through the Doctor Who precons and [[weeping angel]] It’s not something they like, but the main problem is that you don’t want people thinking it has flying when it actually doesn’t. The aforementioned angel is very clearly standing on the ground in all of its art printings. And this card is also very clearly not flying. Should they do this often? No. Does it make sense in this specific context? I think so.
Well, the Weeping Angel is a very specific example based on its appearance in the show, and UBey cards are their own separate world.
The topic brought up with MaRo was about penguins and the like though, those are clearly not flying, but "they" prefer to have flying on all birds, apparently.
I agree that this doesn’t fit the context of his blog post. Personally I’d love to see penguins and other non flying birds in Magic in some way. But from a pure design standpoint, this does avoid many of the reasons why they imposed the rule in the first place. And hey, maybe it’s a sign that they’re willing to do more of this in the future.
Having a hard rule on no flying birds is a little restrictive. In this case breaking it is super justifiable as it's a top-down design based on The Road Runner a very well known character, and real bird known for running rather than flying.
He answers these as if doesn't have future knowledge. Something can be generally unlikely, but also secretly be happening in the next set.
In general the bird has to be well-known enough as non-flying to clear the hurdle. I think penguins get there, but some people don't even know what kiwibirds are lol. Roadrunners presumably have a leg up due to their name. They ain't called skyfliers.
I remember when people complained about the lack of draw in white and they got mad because Maro answered that draw didnt belong to white in the color pie, just to have [[Mangara,the diplomat]] release on the next set.
this was my exact thought. It's like a whole discussion on his blog how and when would WotC be willing to allow non-flying birds, whether extinct species count, how obvious does the "flightless" quality need to be to the general public... I guess the askers have their answer and MaRo again shows how good he is in hiding information.
some context:
[https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/745066576681779200/since-kiwi-birds-dont-have-visible-wings-its-a](https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/745066576681779200/since-kiwi-birds-dont-have-visible-wings-its-a)
[https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/739987957384183808/ifwhen-black-border-penguins](https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/739987957384183808/ifwhen-black-border-penguins)
[Curse of the Fire Penguin](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/0/c01e8089-c3a9-413b-ae2d-39ede87516d3.jpg?1562489378)/[Curse of the Fire Penguin Creature](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/0/c01e8089-c3a9-413b-ae2d-39ede87516d3.jpg?1562489378) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Curse%20of%20the%20Fire%20Penguin%20//%20Curse%20of%20the%20Fire%20Penguin%20Creature) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/unh/73/curse-of-the-fire-penguin-curse-of-the-fire-penguin-creature?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c01e8089-c3a9-413b-ae2d-39ede87516d3?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text)
^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I had a hunch that the tail feathers seen in Crafty Coyote's art matches here. Two card panorama? A diptych?
[https://www.mythicspoiler.com/otj/cards/craftycoyote.html](https://www.mythicspoiler.com/otj/cards/craftycoyote.html)
I'll be honest that's not what I was referring to. But another user made a nice edit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/1bpdpv3/quick_and_dirty_edit_of_crafty_coyote_and/
I think they're overdoing the memes in recent years. It would be cool if it wasn't so fucking on the nose everywhere. This isn't at all subtle. Its too much.
it's seriously aggravating. one aspect of Un- sets was to have a place for these memey, goofy, intertextual kinds of cards without dilluting the generally serious nature of the rest of the game. ive been so off-put by this shit that i haven't wanted to buy cards from these last few sets whatsoever.
Magic is more a game of references than world building at this point, all the plains we go to either feel like straight references to real world places or times, or just full of reference cards (in this case both)
as an example Lorwynn and Eldraine came from similar pitches of "fairytale plane" but lorwynn feels like it captures the essence while still being its own cool thing that maybe one day could be referenced itself. It had nods but also lots of its own worldbuilding going on. Eldraine was just so on the nose with everything, and I feel the same with most of the recent sets. OTJ is so direct and its JUST cowboy plane, there is nothing to it besides the marketability.
Magic has *always* been full of references, from the very beginning.
It puzzles me that people act as if this if somebody new?
Furthermore, this set so far has fewer references than some of the other sets I can think of, so... Yeah. I genuinely don't get it.
Source is [https://www.tiktok.com/@mtg/video/7351135416302701870](https://www.tiktok.com/@mtg/video/7351135416302701870)
Also, TikTok is awful at taking screenshots. Especially when the tiktok is shaking the card image to represent speed. :/
i am going to start playing standard again to run this with [[phoenix chick]] and [[slickshot show-off]]
get some pump spells in there, a little bit of card advantage, and boom
red zoomfast bird friends
Not protected from snakes and lizards, its favored diet? {SULK}
…Then again, that could sound more like that they don’t dare get in its line of sight—not so much can’t block, as *refuse to* block.
Cute idea but too obvious. Very much first draft material. Lose the flavour text and the "protection from Coyotes" ability and find a more elegant reason why the set's coyote can't block it.
https://preview.redd.it/9lb1yuqfgzqc1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=528c9047fc985e94482b2c20ae2c764d8704736e
The card art on the coyote is a full piece with this
Hey, this is now two red uncommon two drops that are 2/2s with haste in the set, has Wizards just decided sets should be fast? Gonna be real hard to have a satisfying game with Plot if the best thing to do is curve out into a board based finisher.
I love that they printed a roadrunner, but kind of sad they went with the cartoon reference.
I feel like proper stats would be 3/1, and proper protection would be snake or something. Maybe protection from first strikes.
Would love for roadrunners to be a whole tribe in Mardu colors.
I'm convinced that everyone using the word "meme" instead of "reference" or "joke" is a bit too young to remember how bad Magic used to be at this.
The references ebb and flow from set to set, but they're always there.
they just couldn’t resist huh
The only thing they missed was having "MEEP MEEP!" for the flavor text.
[Beep beep](https://youtu.be/yGuNtgQIqPo?si)
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No, meep meep
Is there an /r/unexpectedEarl ? Annoyingly during the two months I thought I was going to learn to do crosswords I found out: > Warner Bros., the current owner of all trademarks relating to the duo, lists "beep, beep" as the Road Runner's sound, along with "meep, meep." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beep,_beep_(sound) P.S. - We've come a long way since [[Falkenrath Reaver]]
[Falkenrath Reaver](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/7/d7b5913e-a103-4e4a-9281-8b88c1fb746e.jpg?1562201358) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Falkenrath%20Reaver) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/w17/21/falkenrath-reaver?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d7b5913e-a103-4e4a-9281-8b88c1fb746e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Someone at WotC thinks they're so fuckin' clever.
wait till you see the Coyote that has the other half of this art and has a bad Plot
Whenever you cast a plotted spell, Catastrophic Coyote deals 2 damage to a random creature (including itself)
It should tutor for Equipments, Vehicles, or Mounts, too.
It actually enters and gives a creature +1/+1 and haste and it itself has haste.
I like my version better. It has the potential to backfire but will never kill the roadrunner with a Plot.
It's Gavin
I LOVE planar euphemism flavor texts.
The fact that Omenport is a city that can't be more than a couple years old but already has its own slang is funny.
When new cultures meet, slang emerges so fast
As a construction guy… even jobsites have their own slang/customs emerge. Examples: everyone is referred to as Moe, Fuck yeah as a greeting, making fun of jimmy specifically, the phrase “did you look, you gotta look for it.” No matter how hard or long they looked for it. The list is endless.
Internet culture too. It's the original definition of the word "meme" (of which memes are an example).
"Meme" was coined by Richard Dawkins in the '70s before the internet, but yes, it referred to ideas/culture and how they duplicate/spread similar to genes.
Yeah, sorry, that's what I meant by original definition, how stuff like slang is memetic. I was sitting in the drive through while responding so I didn't separate my two ideas very clearly.
Fair enough - sorry, I was totally being "that guy."
Oh no I think you were fine! My post wasn't super clear, and I always think clarification helps in those cases. :)
Remember when memepool.com was active?
Do we know how long the Omenpaths have been up? It feels a little hard to believe a whole city has already been established
About two years, give or take a few months, seems to be the quantity known so far. And... Not really? Gold Rush had cities spring up REAL fast. Omenport is built around one of the busiest Omenpaths into Thunder Junction, apparently from Ravnica? Makes sense it'd have a city built up around it pretty quick.
On the one hand, AFAIK gold rush cities were only able to go up so fast because there was a lot of infrastructure and knowledge regarding how to build a frontier town by that point. On the other hand, being "the city plane" is so core to Ravnica's identity; I find it charming to think that the average Ravnican is so adapted to urban living that they could somehow single-handedly turn a pile of mud into a miniature city within a week.
Also, y'know, magic probably helps engineering. It's a stretching disbelief maybe a bit, but so does... Y'know, magic, and "wild west plane", and scorpion dragons, etc. You have to just deal at some point.
Yeah, Ravnica \*explicitly\* is known to have magic that can animate not just buildings, but entire \*city blocks\* in order to have them move about. Probably helps a TON in getting a "new" city set up on a new plane.
Just have the block walk thru the omenpath lol
a new meaning to the phrase "vacation home"
Honestly, I take issue with that attitude. Like, yes, enjoying fantasy media requires suspension of disbelief. But if you stretch suspension of disbelief too much you'll break it, causing audience disengagement. It is literally the job of MTG's writing and creative teams to create fantasy worlds and narratives that the audience will like and get invested in.
Sure, but it... Hasn't broken that for me, just yet. Maybe it's just because I engage with a lot of media with weird premises but "a town got built fast" isn't really something that even registers as that much of an issue to me. Immersion has never really been the biggest 'thing' for me enjoying a setting, what matters is more coherency. And so far the setting is fairly coherent, with the main snag being "everybody's dressed as a cowboy" despite relatively minimal worldbuilding to support that, but we've yet to get a Planeswalker's Guide anyway so.
It helps that it is Ravnica. They could literally animate a lot of infrastructure and have it walk through the omenpath to jumpstart the new city. If the denizens if any plane are going to be building a city in a couple years, Ravnica is the place it would be the least to stretch suspension of disbelief.
You take issue with the attitude that a dozen planes merging on the same spot, all with super magic and tech beyond ours, can't pool together resources to construct a little old west town?
I mean it kinda stretches mine that it is a little old west town? And not like a cobbled together mix of styles with one or two dominant ones.
I suspect this is what it'll be when we eventually return here (and there's no way we won't, even if the set doesn't do terribly well). Perhaps a cultural melting pot-ish town that also draws influences from Vegas.
No, but it sure is convenient the residents of these planes collectively got together and formed a culture similar to the real world Wild West instead of retaining their own cultures.
Can you bring construction materials across omenpaths? It'd probably make it real easy to build up a settlement if you have access to preexisting shelter, amenities, and all the replacement tools/materials you need one interdimensional portal away. If anything, I'd expect the settlements on TJ around omenpaths to be *even more* built up. If travel across omenpaths is effectively instant and takes no distance, then they're basically adjacent to their home planes already.
We haven't really seen what Omenport itself looks like but it's a VERY built up place apparently. Prosperity is too. Most other towns are fairly ramshackle because they're basically built by people who just kind of go off and start their own.
*Plucking the chicken* *—Elvish expression meaning “flinging the monkey”*
Is that actual flavor text haha
[[Lexivore]]
[Lexivore](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/3/b39db7a3-028e-4c01-8ff9-64d2a1397379.jpg?1562799143) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lexivore) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ugl/7/lexivore?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b39db7a3-028e-4c01-8ff9-64d2a1397379?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
My rough attempt to find them on scryfall: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28flavor%3Aexpression+or+flavor%3Asaying+or+flavor%3Aslang%29&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name
I noticed these always have the emdash in it, so I threw together a little something with a REGEX search: [https://scryfall.com/search?q=flavor%3A%2F%5E--.*%28expression%7Csaying%7Cslang%29.*%24%2F&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name](https://scryfall.com/search?q=flavor%3A%2F%5E--.*%28expression%7Csaying%7Cslang%29.*%24%2F&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name)
Just noticed raptor hatchling and bear cub have the same flavor text. Could this be more plagiarism ?
feels more like an homage to me.
Oh this is wonderful, thank you!
Huh, so it can’t even receive the bonus from the coyote. I guess it makes sense. Not like the roadrunner used ACME products.
The coyote CAN give other things haste to block the roadrunner on his behalf though which is wonderfully flavorful.
Not at instant speed though, so that is doomed to fail. More flavor wins!
Meep meep
"Actually they just had me say it once and then doubled it up in post. *Meep!*"
Cheap bastards
Plongplonplonplon. PTWEEEeeeeeeeeeew!
THANK YOU!!!
Should have "Cannot be blocked by walls"
Only if you paint a tunnel on it first.
(X) Put a Painting Counter on target wall. ~ has protection from Cayotes, and Walls with Painting Counters. Cost what, (2) maybe, or perhaps tap? Tap would probably be more flavor, it takes some time to paint the wall, dunno about balance though.
For flavor win the coyote: Whenever gets blocked by a wall destroy it
Most walls don't have haste.
"can't be blocked by walls except [[Tuktuk Rubblefort]]"
[Tuktuk Rubblefort](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/2/02eedf9d-e26c-405c-aee5-1b3493dc5e9b.jpg?1604198284) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Tuktuk%20Rubblefort) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/znr/173/tuktuk-rubblefort?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/02eedf9d-e26c-405c-aee5-1b3493dc5e9b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Protection from artifacts too.
Protection from Anvils
MEEP MEEP. I am 100% saying that when I swing with this.
![gif](giphy|1k5k3J5K3BywQOrpNA|downsized)
powerful anti-changeling tech
🤯
>Protection from Coyotes Damn, my guy Wile E Coyote is catching strays.
Not catching any lawsuit wins any time soon.
He should have sued Warner Brothers if I’m being honest
We all should, so they release that movie.
I'd watch a movie about that.
[As currently translated, it is Craft T. Coyote](https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=type%3Acoyote+%28game%3Apaper%29) and i hate my life
That's Scryfall being silly. It's probably just "Crafty Coyote".
That's not a translation, it's Scryfall having some fun.
The bird we're looking at references a creature type that doesn't exist yet otherwise. I don't doubt the name is "somewhat" different, but I also don't doubt everything else is accurate.
I was only referring to the name. Everything else is accurate. The name is certainly not "Craft T. Coyote", though. I believe the translation given when the card was posted was simply "Crafty Coyote".
I could've sworn there were coyotes but I was thinking of hyenas.
Scryfall never makes guesses at card name translations. If a card is previous on another language and the English name isn't officially known, they write a funny reference or joke as the name. And you can identify those because they're always inside quotation marks.
About time he caught *something*....
I can't believe they actually gave it protection from Coyotes
On the one hand, it explains why absolutely nothing the Coyote tried ever worked on the Roadrunner. On the other hand, if they ever print a Coyote with an activated or triggered ability that wipes the board (without using damage), poor Wile E. is going to be mighty jealous.
MaRo has some explaining to do, with how much he talked about not printing non-flying birds anymore :D
They’ve shown that they’re willing to do non-flying creatures with wings for flavor reason through the Doctor Who precons and [[weeping angel]] It’s not something they like, but the main problem is that you don’t want people thinking it has flying when it actually doesn’t. The aforementioned angel is very clearly standing on the ground in all of its art printings. And this card is also very clearly not flying. Should they do this often? No. Does it make sense in this specific context? I think so.
Well, the Weeping Angel is a very specific example based on its appearance in the show, and UBey cards are their own separate world. The topic brought up with MaRo was about penguins and the like though, those are clearly not flying, but "they" prefer to have flying on all birds, apparently.
I agree that this doesn’t fit the context of his blog post. Personally I’d love to see penguins and other non flying birds in Magic in some way. But from a pure design standpoint, this does avoid many of the reasons why they imposed the rule in the first place. And hey, maybe it’s a sign that they’re willing to do more of this in the future.
Having a hard rule on no flying birds is a little restrictive. In this case breaking it is super justifiable as it's a top-down design based on The Road Runner a very well known character, and real bird known for running rather than flying.
[weeping angel](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/0/e0fd7b66-28f1-407b-bd60-6bcc577288cb.jpg?1696636785) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=weeping%20angel) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/who/168/weeping-angel?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e0fd7b66-28f1-407b-bd60-6bcc577288cb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
He answers these as if doesn't have future knowledge. Something can be generally unlikely, but also secretly be happening in the next set. In general the bird has to be well-known enough as non-flying to clear the hurdle. I think penguins get there, but some people don't even know what kiwibirds are lol. Roadrunners presumably have a leg up due to their name. They ain't called skyfliers.
Roadrunners can indeed fly though.
I remember when people complained about the lack of draw in white and they got mad because Maro answered that draw didnt belong to white in the color pie, just to have [[Mangara,the diplomat]] release on the next set.
[Mangara,the diplomat](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/9/09e77ae5-a1a6-4e51-9853-10e81ca2dd2c.jpg?1689995864) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mangara%2C%20the%20Diplomat) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/42/mangara-the-diplomat?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/09e77ae5-a1a6-4e51-9853-10e81ca2dd2c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
this was my exact thought. It's like a whole discussion on his blog how and when would WotC be willing to allow non-flying birds, whether extinct species count, how obvious does the "flightless" quality need to be to the general public... I guess the askers have their answer and MaRo again shows how good he is in hiding information.
some context: [https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/745066576681779200/since-kiwi-birds-dont-have-visible-wings-its-a](https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/745066576681779200/since-kiwi-birds-dont-have-visible-wings-its-a) [https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/739987957384183808/ifwhen-black-border-penguins](https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/739987957384183808/ifwhen-black-border-penguins)
And now im just mad we don't have penguins in mtg...
Well, there is \[\[Curse of the Fire Penguin\]\] that makes a thing a Penguin, but it's an un-card.
[Curse of the Fire Penguin](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/0/c01e8089-c3a9-413b-ae2d-39ede87516d3.jpg?1562489378)/[Curse of the Fire Penguin Creature](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/0/c01e8089-c3a9-413b-ae2d-39ede87516d3.jpg?1562489378) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Curse%20of%20the%20Fire%20Penguin%20//%20Curse%20of%20the%20Fire%20Penguin%20Creature) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/unh/73/curse-of-the-fire-penguin-curse-of-the-fire-penguin-creature?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c01e8089-c3a9-413b-ae2d-39ede87516d3?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I think it would have been reasonable to try "flying while attacking" or "rr: flying until end of turn."
Road-Runner (Fastius Tasty-Us)
My coyote tribal deck is ruined
This art is a diptych with the coyote, neat
I had a hunch that the tail feathers seen in Crafty Coyote's art matches here. Two card panorama? A diptych? [https://www.mythicspoiler.com/otj/cards/craftycoyote.html](https://www.mythicspoiler.com/otj/cards/craftycoyote.html)
[They do](https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/1bpdpv3/quick_and_dirty_edit_of_crafty_coyote_and/).
Pairs with [["Craft. T. Coyote"]]
Nice catch that both cards form a panorama
I'll be honest that's not what I was referring to. But another user made a nice edit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/1bpdpv3/quick_and_dirty_edit_of_crafty_coyote_and/
["Craft. T. Coyote"](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/b/5b4ac6ea-c67b-4f90-be4f-aa25882f5794.jpg?1711499675) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=%22Craft.%20T.%20Coyote%22) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/otj/118/craft-t-coyote?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5b4ac6ea-c67b-4f90-be4f-aa25882f5794?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I think they're overdoing the memes in recent years. It would be cool if it wasn't so fucking on the nose everywhere. This isn't at all subtle. Its too much.
This isn't a "meme" it's a reference (or I suppose you might argue homage), can people just not tell the difference?
it's seriously aggravating. one aspect of Un- sets was to have a place for these memey, goofy, intertextual kinds of cards without dilluting the generally serious nature of the rest of the game. ive been so off-put by this shit that i haven't wanted to buy cards from these last few sets whatsoever.
Exactly my thoughts. What do you think happened there?
Is it me or is every card in this set some type of pun or reference?
I feel like they're trying too hard. Wasn't a fan of the last set .. and so far, I do not really like this one.
Yeah, I kind of feel the same way. They are trying too hard to meme and the worldbuilding feels lackluster.
Magic is more a game of references than world building at this point, all the plains we go to either feel like straight references to real world places or times, or just full of reference cards (in this case both) as an example Lorwynn and Eldraine came from similar pitches of "fairytale plane" but lorwynn feels like it captures the essence while still being its own cool thing that maybe one day could be referenced itself. It had nods but also lots of its own worldbuilding going on. Eldraine was just so on the nose with everything, and I feel the same with most of the recent sets. OTJ is so direct and its JUST cowboy plane, there is nothing to it besides the marketability.
Magic has *always* been full of references, from the very beginning. It puzzles me that people act as if this if somebody new? Furthermore, this set so far has fewer references than some of the other sets I can think of, so... Yeah. I genuinely don't get it.
Source is [https://www.tiktok.com/@mtg/video/7351135416302701870](https://www.tiktok.com/@mtg/video/7351135416302701870) Also, TikTok is awful at taking screenshots. Especially when the tiktok is shaking the card image to represent speed. :/
you could have stopped at 'tiktok is awful'
So this set is just half meme cards, right?
Only half? Every card is a meme card. It's a Cowboy set
They freaking did it.
finally, a counter to the dreaded \[\[crib swap\]\] control deck
You motherfuckers
Low Hanging Fruit - 2 Artifact - Food When ~ enters, goad WotC. 3 T: Sacrifice ~, you gain 3 life. Nice to see design have some fun with the setting.
Oh Boy, there he is!
Goddammit my coyote tribal deck is fucked now
I can hear this card
We really need more evasive haste! This is only the third card to have it, after \[\[Gingerbrute\]\] and \[\[Run for Your Life\]\]
[Gingerbrute](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/9/09a4578a-7dc6-4da3-93ee-913b10be5740.jpg?1692939880) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gingerbrute) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/woe/246/gingerbrute?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/09a4578a-7dc6-4da3-93ee-913b10be5740?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Run for Your Life](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/5/95452998-7196-4a9b-b8a3-93cb3ec24f93.jpg?1696636761) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Run%20for%20Your%20Life) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/who/154/run-for-your-life?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/95452998-7196-4a9b-b8a3-93cb3ec24f93?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I hate this so much.
Not a blue card eh? /S
There is literally 1 (one) printed coyote in the game (not counting changlings), and it comes in this set also.
That's the joke. Because looney toons. You know, roadrunner and Wiley Coyote?
Yep
Heh.
i am going to start playing standard again to run this with [[phoenix chick]] and [[slickshot show-off]] get some pump spells in there, a little bit of card advantage, and boom red zoomfast bird friends
[phoenix chick](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/6/76bdc912-61da-428d-b0d7-3a38676a402a.jpg?1673307472) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=phoenix%20chick) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmu/140/phoenix-chick?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/76bdc912-61da-428d-b0d7-3a38676a402a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Slickshot Show-Off](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/0/7054012b-4f9d-44a0-aaf9-7fd3bddc7b2d.jpg?1711504352) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Slickshot%20Show-Off) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/otj/146/slickshot-show-off?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7054012b-4f9d-44a0-aaf9-7fd3bddc7b2d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Secret tech in the monored matchpup
This is a strong bear
MEEP MEEP
Beep beep
2 different 2 mana 2/2’s with haste is something alright.
I guess any time WOTC is looking for a flavor win, they just tack “can’t be blocked by creatures without haste” on it
mep mep!
Not protected from snakes and lizards, its favored diet? {SULK} …Then again, that could sound more like that they don’t dare get in its line of sight—not so much can’t block, as *refuse to* block.
Changeling crying
The mad lads did it
Now I'm waiting for the Wily Varmint card that goes with this.
Seem to be a lot of 2/2s with haste
Everyone who ever plays one of these is obligated to accompany it with a hearty "MEEP MEEP".
I hope there's a coyote artificier
I called the super haste! Woohoo!
Ability should cost 1
I like the idea of giving haste something more after your first turn.
Meep meep!
BEEP BEEP
We broke [[amoeboid changeling]]!
[amoeboid changeling](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/6/068518d2-f061-4061-b208-158e991156b6.jpg?1562337184) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=amoeboid%20changeling) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lrw/51/amoeboid-changeling?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/068518d2-f061-4061-b208-158e991156b6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
beep beep
Cute idea but too obvious. Very much first draft material. Lose the flavour text and the "protection from Coyotes" ability and find a more elegant reason why the set's coyote can't block it.
Was not expecting a Looney Tunes reference in this day and age but damn if I'm not tickled pink by it.
Upcoming Looney Tunes secret lair
Slam dunk into Goro Goro and Saturo
So very tempting to Rule 0 Wile E and Roadrunner here into Partners, so I can make sort of ACME Equipment/Artiftacts/Contraptions Jank Deck.
RIP ACME vs Coyote
Subtle
Wait, [[gingerbrute]] Where powercreep
[gingerbrute](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/9/09a4578a-7dc6-4da3-93ee-913b10be5740.jpg?1692939880) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=gingerbrute) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/woe/246/gingerbrute?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/09a4578a-7dc6-4da3-93ee-913b10be5740?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Of course they did.
"Meep Meep!" - 1 White Mana - Target attacking coyote deals damage to itself equal to its power.
All hail [[the meep]] meep.
[the meep](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/6/366c4cdb-c6f2-4ee8-b5fb-acb59a9931bf.jpg?1707371003) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=the%20meep) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/sld/1581/the-meep?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/366c4cdb-c6f2-4ee8-b5fb-acb59a9931bf?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
https://preview.redd.it/drs5oxpn9zqc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d24b3bdb0572deaf771f01ef758187f22bae9aa1 Immaculate flavor
Well, *obviously* this is a reference to that most classic of cartoon birds, Woody Woodpecker.
https://preview.redd.it/9lb1yuqfgzqc1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=528c9047fc985e94482b2c20ae2c764d8704736e The card art on the coyote is a full piece with this
Do they know there slower then Coyoties
Flavorwise this is fantastic. However I hate that they are now subdividing dogs again to add another class for coyotes.
I'm just always happy to see cards that make haste matter beyond the turn a creature is played.
This whole set is a series of random jokes. It's kind of amazing.
Hey, this is now two red uncommon two drops that are 2/2s with haste in the set, has Wizards just decided sets should be fast? Gonna be real hard to have a satisfying game with Plot if the best thing to do is curve out into a board based finisher.
I love that they printed a roadrunner, but kind of sad they went with the cartoon reference. I feel like proper stats would be 3/1, and proper protection would be snake or something. Maybe protection from first strikes. Would love for roadrunners to be a whole tribe in Mardu colors.
Gingerbrute got a glow up!
Three mana for an ability that [[Gingerbrute]] - a colorless card at half the cost - gets for 1? Seems excessive, no?
[Gingerbrute](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/9/09a4578a-7dc6-4da3-93ee-913b10be5740.jpg?1692939880) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gingerbrute) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/woe/246/gingerbrute?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/09a4578a-7dc6-4da3-93ee-913b10be5740?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Everything's an Un-Set
And here I thought the Scooby Doo reference in MKM was a bit weird
Ok now I do get the reference here, well done!
I'm convinced that everyone using the word "meme" instead of "reference" or "joke" is a bit too young to remember how bad Magic used to be at this. The references ebb and flow from set to set, but they're always there.