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{{Infobox type |type=creature |stats={{stats|W=1|U=1|B=2|R=2|G=4|A=1}} as of ''[[Dominaria United]]'' |beeble=7 |beeble_ref=<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/188722059398/|title=Whhere are Lhurgoyfs on the Beeble scale?|2019-10-31}}</ref> }} '''Lhurgoyf''' is an all-color [[creature type]] used for cards that depict large, reptilian creatures, with distinctive elongated limbs and large, toothed mouths. Lhurgoyf are primarily scavengers. They come in a wide variety of shapes depending on their scavenged sustenance of choice.<ref>{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/how-design-hellion-and-more-2008-12-24|How to Design a Hellion and More!|[[Doug Beyer]]|December 24, 2008}}</ref> ==History== The first card to bear the [[creature]] [[subtype|type]] was the classical <c>Lhurgoyf</c> in ''[[Ice Age]]''. Lhurgoyf's power is equal to the number of creature cards in all graveyards and its toughness is equal to that number plus 1. ''[[Odyssey]]'' followed up with a [[cycle]] of Lhurgoyfs: these rare creatures' power and toughness were equal the number of cards of a given related card type to its colour in all [[graveyards]], and each had an ability common to its color. {{-}} <c>Cantivore</c> ([[white]], empowered by [[enchantment]]s, has [[vigilance]]), <c>Cognivore</c> ([[blue]], [[instant]]s, [[flying]]), <c>Mortivore</c> ([[black]], [[creature]]s, [[regeneration]]), <c>Magnivore</c> ([[red]], [[sorcery|sorceries]], [[haste]]) and <c>Terravore</c> ([[green]], [[land]]s, [[trample]]). Magnivore and Mortivore were reprinted in ''[[9th Edition]].'' More Lhurgoyfs were printed in ''[[Planar Chaos]]'' (<c>Detritivore</c>) and ''[[Future Sight]]'' (<c>Tarmogoyf</c>).<ref>{{DailyRef|putting-tarmo-your-goyf-2007-09-18|Putting the Tarmo in your Goyf|[[Magic Arcana]]|September 18, 2007}}</ref> The [[test card]] <c>Chimney Goyf</c> has the type as well (combined with [[Imp]]). Lhurgoyfs returned in ''[[Modern Horizons 2]]'', which saw the printing of <c>Altar of the Goyf</c> (the first card to mechanically care about the lhurgoyf creature type, and the return of [[Tribal]], a supertype first referenced on Tarmogoyf) and a new goyf in <c>Necrogoyf</c>. ''[[Dominaria United]]'' featured <c>Urborg Lhurgoyf</c>, the first goyf in more than one color, and the first to only care about your own graveyard. The MH3 Commander deck [[Graveyard Overdrive]] features a minor Lhurgoyf theme, and the first card to create Lhurgoyf tokens: <c>Tarmogoyf Nest</c>. ==Storyline== {{cquote|Ach! Hans, run! It's the Lhurgoyf!|[[Saffi Eriksdotter]], last words}} Lhurgoyfs spread across [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]] during the [[Ice Age (event)|Ice Age]], when they adapted to dwindling food resources by developing a carrion-based diet.<ref name="FAQ">[[Pete Venters]] (July 1998). "Dominian FAQ" ''[[The Duelist]]'' #27, p.34.</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/sketchogoyf-2013-05-27|Sketchogoyf|[[Mike McArtor]]|May 27, 2013}}</ref> After the weather warmed, they migrated north and are now found in the plane's arctic [[Northland]]. Cantivores derive power from magical energy, while Magnivores derive theirs from emotions.<ref>{{WebRef|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/lexicon-archive-2002-01-15|title=The Lexicon Archive|author=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|date=January 15, 2002|publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419184602/http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/lexicon-archive-2002-01-15|archivedate=April 19, 2017}}</ref> Tarmogoyfs are omnivorous lhurgoyfs capable of metabolizing a variety of creatures and magics.<ref>{{WebRef|url=http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=magic/futuresight2/lexicon|title=Lexicon of the Future|date=2008|publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808131533/http://www.wizards.com:80/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=magic/futuresight2/lexicon|archivedate=August 8, 2009}}</ref> The scourge of any food chain they encounters, tarmogoyfs' musculatures thrive on a diverse diet. By the time of the [[New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse|New Phyrexian invasion]], at least one lhurgoyf was to be found in [[Urborg]]. ==Trivia== *The original Lhurgoyf inspired several designs: {{card|"Ach! Hans, Run!"|Unhinged}}, {{card|Revenant|Stronghold}}, {{card|Saffi Eriksdotter|Time Spiral}} and {{card|Hans Eriksson|Commander Legends}}.<ref>{{DailyRef|legends-time-spiral-2006-11-13|The Legends of ''Time Spiral''|[[Brady Dommermuth]]|November 13, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/quite-some-characters-2020-11-09|Quite Some Characters|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 9, 2020}}</ref> *Due to the remarkable speed at which <c>Tarmogoyf</c> could grow and its performance in top-tier decks,<ref>[http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/pro-tour%E2%80%93valencia-qualifying-season-top-8-decklists Pro Tour–Valencia Qualifying Season: Top 8 Decklists]</ref> it became a much sought-after card.<ref>{{DailyRef|beyond-basics/card-changed-world-2017-03-02|The Card That Changed the World|[[Gavin Verhey]]|March 2, 2017 }}</ref> *Decks featuring Tarmogoyf are known as Goyf-decks. *The "Lhurgoyf" ability (''This creature's power and toughness are equal to the number of cards in your/all graveyards'') nowadays is [[primary]] in green, secondary in black and tertiary in white, blue, and red.<ref name="Color Pie 2017">{{DailyRef|making-magic/mechanical-color-pie-2017-2017-06-05|Mechanical Color Pie 2017|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 5, 2017}}</ref> *The name "Lhurgoyf" doesn't mean anything. It was made up by the ''Ice Age'' team because it "sounded Scandinavian."<ref>{{DailyRef|card-day-october-2002-2002-10-01|Card of the Day - October, 2002|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|October 21, 2002}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Creature types|Races}}
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