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{{Infobox type |type=creature |stats={{stats|B=1|G=14|GW=1|GU=1}} as of ''[[Wilds of Eldraine]]'' |beeble=9 |beeble_ref=<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/180355674723/|title=Ouphes on the Beeble scale?|November 21, 2018}}</ref> }} '''Ouphe''' is a [[creature type]] used for cards that depict annoying little humanoids, often collecting [[treasure]]s or tinkering with [[artifact]]s. ==Description== Ouphes are often associated with the ([[green]]) natural world, and are related to [[faerie]]s and possibly [[gremlin]]s. All ouphes tend to be small in stature (about the size of a [[dwarf]] or [[kithkin]]) with pointed ears, but otherwise vary widely in appearance, including the human-like <c title="brownies">Shelkin Brownie</c> and <c title="pyknites">Pyknite</c>, and the animalistic <c title="brown ouphes">Brown Ouphe</c>. The first creature to bear the type was <c>Brown Ouphe</c> in ''[[Ice Age]]'' (though the <c>Shelkin Brownie</c> from ''[[Legends]]'' and <c>Niall Silvain</c> from ''[[The Dark]]'' were retroactively issued errata to become Ouphes as well).<ref>{{DailyRef|ouphe-there-it-2008-05-15|Ouphe! There It Is!|[[Magic Arcana]]|May 15, 2008}}</ref> Most ouphes are asocial, and many are hostile toward [[artifact|artifice]]. They have a reputation for being extremely annoying. Ouphes inhabit numerous different [[plane]]s, including [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]] (where they thrived during the [[Ice Age (event)|Ice Age]]), [[Lorwyn (plane)#Shadowmoor|Shadowmoor]], [[Mirrodin (plane)|Mirrodin]], and [[Eldraine]]. ===Eldraine=== Ouphes are found throughout the Wilds of [[Eldraine]].<ref name="D&D Eldraine">[[James Wyatt]] et al. (2023). "''[[D&D Monstrous Compendium: Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures]]''". [[Wizards of the Coast]].</ref> They are magically connected to the natural world and know more about the secret lives of trees, mushrooms, and moss than most mortals. While ouphes are related to Eldraine's faeries, the faeries act embarrassed by them and treat them like distant cousins. ==Trivia== *"Ouphe" is an old Germanic word, possibly Old English or Icelandic, meaning "elf child" or "one left by the faeries." <ref>{{DailyRef|ask-wizards-april-2008-2008-04-01|Ask Wizards|[[Jenna Helland]]|April 18, 2008}}</ref> *In the [[Grand Creature Type Update]] the [[creature types]] '''Brownie''', '''Niall-Silvain''' and '''Pyknite''' were all changed into Ouphe. In the [[Grand Creature Type Update#The Grand Creature Type Update Update|The Grand Creature Type Update Update]] '''[[Gremlin]]''' was dropped in favor of Ouphe (<c>Phyrexian Gremlins</c>), but this was reversed in ''[[Mirrodin Besieged]]''. *The [[subtype]] Ouphe is preferred over Faerie when the creatures aren't little humanoids with wings. It took a while before this distinction became clear. For example <c>Shelkin Brownie</c> used to be a Faerie, while <c>Fyndhorn Brownie</c> used to be a Brownie. Now, both are Ouphes. In 2018, [[Mark Rosewater]] was arguing that the Ouphe type might get consolidated<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/180355674723/hi-ouphes-on-beeble-scale|title=Ouphes on the Beeble scale?|November 21, 2018}}</ref> with green Faeries.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/180420735593/what-about-leprechauns-brownies-and-various|title=What about leprechauns, brownies, and various other related non-winged tricksy faeries from folklore as non flying green faeries?|November 24, 2018}}</ref> However, three more Ouphes have been printed since then, in ''Modern Horizons'', ''Throne of Eldraine'' and ''Modern Horizons 2'', so it appears they've decided to maintain the subtype. *<c>Kitchen Finks</c> is arguably the most well-known Ouphe, due to its infinite life combo with <c>Melira, Sylvok Outcast</c>. They're styled after the dust bunnies from Hayao Miyazaki's ''My Neighbor Totoro''. *<c>Gilder Bairn</c> appears in many [[casual]] decks, because of the unique [[counter (marker)|counter]]-doubling ability.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/ouphe-affection-2010-08-11|Ouphe Affection|[[Tom Jenkot]]|August 11, 2010}}</ref> *<c>Collector Ouphe</c> is frequently featured in competitive lists as sideboard hate for artifact strategies. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Gilder Bairn.jpg|Gilder Bairn </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Creature types|Races}}
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