Phelddagrif
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Template:Infobox type Phelddagrifs is a creature type describing purple winged Hippos.
History[edit]
The first printed was <c>Phelddagrif</c> from Alliances, the second was <c>Questing Phelddagrif</c> from Planeshift.[1] Both are very similar to each other, being 4/4 creatures for File:1.svgFile:W.svgFile:U.svgFile:G.svg with three activated abilities that cost one of each of its color of mana and grant the opponent a boon. The green ability gives the opponent a 1/1 green Hippo, the white ability gains the opponent 2 life, and the blue ability draws the opponent a card.
Trivia[edit]
- Both Phelddagrifs can create 1/1 green Hippo tokens, the Hippo token of that size, and the only Hippo token at all until Amonkhet's <c>Mouth // Feed</c>.
- Phelddagrif is an anagram for "Garfield PhD", referring to the <c>Richard Garfield, Ph.D.</c>, the creator of Magic.[2] The name was originally intended to be used on the character later named Freyalise, but the continuity director suggested it sounded more like the name of a flying purple hippo.[3]
- As a "vanity card" Pheldagriffs are now out of bounds.[4]
- The flavor text from <c set="JUD" number="" title="Seedtime" artist="">Seedtime</c> (Judgment) mentions hippos growing wings.
References[edit]
- ↑ Doug Beyer (August 10, 2011). "Magic's Exclusive Creatures". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 28, 2017). "Can I have some trivia on my favourite creature type Phelddagrif?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (January 15, 2002). "The Lexicon Archive". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 02, 2012). "Are you planning on coming out with any more phelddagrifs.?". Blogatog. Tumblr.