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{{For|the novel|The Prodigal Sorcerer}} [[File:LEA Prodigal Sorcerer.jpg|thumb|right|250 px|{{card|Prodigal Sorcerer||LEA}} from ''[[Alpha]]''.]] '''Prodigal Sorcerer''' is a blue 1/1 [[Human]] [[Wizard]] creature card with the [[activated ability]] "{{T}}: Prodigal Sorcerer deals 1 damage to any target". It is a very well-known card, first appearing in ''[[Alpha]]'' edition and inspiring several stories as well as the nickname '''Tim'''. However, it is no longer considered a good fit within the [[color pie]]. ==History== ===Alpha=== The card was introduced in ''[[Alpha]]'', where its artist credit was incorrect, with [[Douglas Shuler]] misspelled as "Douglas Schuler". The card featured [[creature type]] [[Wizard]] (only) in ''Alpha''; but, in ''[[Time Spiral]]'', it gained the Human racial creature type to complement its class creature type. ===Nickname and etymology=== The card is nicknamed "'''Tim'''", after the "Tim the Enchanter", a wizard portrayed by John Cleese in ''[[Wikipedia:Monty Python and the Holy Grail|Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' and who had a talent for fire-based magic and damaging things. The nickname "Tim" has inspired nicknames for other [[Ping|pingers]], such as <c>Rod of Ruin</c> ("Tim on a stick"), <c>Hermetic Study</c> ("Tim on a whim"), <c>Pirate Ship</c> ("Tim on a ship"), <c>Rootwater Hunter</c> ("Tim who can swim", "swim Tim", or "fish Tim"), <c>Thornwind Faeries</c> ("flying Tim"), and <c>Zuran Spellcaster</c> ("Zim" or "icy Tim"). ===Reprints=== Prodigal Sorcerer was reprinted in every [[Core Set]] up until ''[[Seventh Edition]]''. ===Time Spiral=== In ''[[Time Spiral]]'', it gained the [[Human]] [[race|racial creature type]] to complement its [[creature class]]. ===Planar Chaos replacement=== Introduced in ''[[Planar Chaos]]'' as a red [[timeshifted]] version of Prodigal Sorcerer, <c>Prodigal Pyromancer</c>, nicknamed "Tom" for unknown reasons, other than "Tom" was the design file name,<ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/tom-shifted-2007-02-02|Tom-Shifted: Red Tim finally exists!|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|February 2, 2007}}</ref> was thought to be more appropriate given the understanding of the [[Color|color pie]] then. Prodigal Pyromancer was later reprinted in ''[[Tenth Edition]]'', thus cementing [[R&D]]'s position on damage-dealing creatures in [[red]], not [[blue]]. It also featured in ''[[Magic 2010]]'' and ''[[Magic 2011]]''. ==Story appearances== Prodigal Sorcerer represents a character archetype rather than a specific character. Nonetheless, it has inspired several works about inexperienced mages: [[File:ProdigalSorcererHomelands.png|thumb|343x343px|Prodigal Sorcerer in the Homelands promo]] *''[[The Prodigal Sorcerer]]'' (1995) by [[Mark Sumner]] features [[Alligarius Timni]] of the [[Institute of Arcane Study]], whose surname references the card's nickname and whose story matches its [[flavor text]]. A young Institute wizard named [[List of secondary characters/Dominaria|Kitrin]] also appears. *The promo video for ''[[Homelands]]'' features a Prodigal Sorcerer as its main character.<ref>{{YouTubeRef|pwIPwi_FSVc|Wizards of the Coast "Homelands" Promo|channel=Philemon Vanderbeck|date=June 16, 2006}}</ref> *A 1998 FAQ about "Dominia", the name originally used for [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]], states the Prodigal Sorcerors of [[Tamingazin]] were descendants of the [[School of the Unseen]], itself a descendant of the [[College of Lat-Nam]].<ref name="FAQ">[[Pete Venters]] (May 1998). "Dominian FAQ" ''[[The Duelist]]'' #25, p.34.</ref> *"{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/prodigal-sorcerers-2016-05-25|The Prodigal Sorcerers}}" (2016) by [[Mark Price]] on {{Magic Story}} centers on [[List of secondary characters/Dominaria|Kellan Boldt]], a young wizard bound for the [[Tolarian Academy]] before a life-changing crisis under the mentorship of elder Academy graduate Enthril. The art layout implies each wizard is a different iteration of the Prodigal Sorcerer archetype, and Enthril's description with a silver beard and black-and-gold tunic matches the original card art. These stories take place on [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]], except for the ''Homelands'' promo video, which presumably is set on [[Ulgrotha]]. ==In-game references== {{in-game |cards= *<c>Prodigal Sorcerer</c> *<c>Prodigal Sorcerer Avatar</c> }} ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Cards]] [[Category:Magic slang]]
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