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{{Infobox type |type=creature |stats={{stats|U=7|B=1|R=4|G=1|GU=1|A=1}} {{stats|Salamander creation|U=1|G=1|GU=1|state=collapsed}} as of ''[[The Lost Caverns of Ixalan]]'' }} {{TOCright}} '''Salamander''' is a [[red]], [[black]] and [[blue]] [[creature type]] used for several different types of tailed short-nosed small animals with soft scaleless skin. ==Mythical Salamanders== Mythical Salamanders are thought to be able to live in fire. This connection likely originates from the tendency of regular salamanders to dwell inside rotting logs. When placed into a fire, the salamander would attempt to escape from the log, lending to the belief that salamanders were created from flames.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Salamander (legendary creature)|Salamanders as fire elementals.]]</ref> The first red creature to reference this type of Salamander was <c>Pyric Salamander</c> in ''[[Mirage]]''. While that one lives on [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]], others like <c>Flowstone Salamander</c>, <c>Scalding Salamander</c> and <c>Cinder Crawler</c> live on [[Rath]]. Each of these variants has some "fire-breathing" or direct damage ability. ==Regular Salamanders== Regular salamanders or ''newts'' are amphibians like [[frog]]s. They are aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult. They don't have scales like [[reptile]]s. The blue <c>Gudul Lurker</c> and the black <c>Festering Newt</c> come closest to this type of salamander. While no natural salamanders have been observed on Ravnica, the Simic have used salamander genetic material for both experiments ({{Card|Pteramander|}}) and in augmentation ({{Card|Fin-Clade Fugitives}}). ==Amphin== The amphin are a race of lanky, shrewd, partially aquatic [[humanoid]]s on [[Shandalar]] who can dwell either in the briny depths or in the overgrown shallows. Little is known about their civilization as yet; time will tell whether we see more of this salamander-folk in the future.<ref>{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/m12-inside-part-1-2011-07-13|M12 from the Inside, Part 1|[[Doug Beyer]]|July 13, 2011}}</ref> Much like [[Merfolk#Saprazzan Merfolk|Saprazzan Merfolk]] they can live on land. This type debuted with <c>Amphin Cutthroat</c> in ''[[Magic 2012]]'', and later with <c>Amphin Pathmage</c> in ''[[Magic 2015]]''. The Amphin were revisited in ''[[Commander Legends]]'' with <c>Amphin Mutineer</c> and <c>Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist</c>. {{cquote|The amphin have long built their society in secret. While surface dwellers squabbled over trivial borders, they patiently expanded, building their ammonite temple-caves. Now amphin priests eye the shore, and amphin hunters gird for war.}} — Gor Muldrak, ''Cryptohistories''<ref><c>Amphin Cutthroat</c></ref> Legend has it that the Amphins have used their mind control powers to erase all knowledge of their existence from the minds of humanity.<ref>{{DailyRef|card-preview/legendary-characters-commander-legends-part-1-2020-10-30|The Legendary Characters of Commander Legends part I|[[Ari Zirulnik]] and [[Ethan Fleischer]]|October 30, 2020}}</ref> In reality, the Amphins were an attempt to come up with a race of creatures that could occupy the ”medium-sized nonflying blue creature” slot.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/post/62297271988/amphins-are-they-doing-anything-or-are-we-still|title=Amphins. Are they doing anything?|September 26, 2013}}</ref> The experiment did not work out. In the meantime, the spot is held by various [[Elemental]]s, [[Human]]s, [[Fish]], or [[Spirit]]s, though no civilization or race has held the spot permanently. ==Tokens== {{Salamander tokens|header=y}} ==Notable Salamanders== ;Ixalan *[[Xolatoyac]] ==Trivia== *At some point during the set's early design stage, [[flamekin]] of [[Lorwyn (plane)|Lorwyn]] were referred to as "salamands" after the belief among medieval alchemists that salamanders were beings of elemental fire.<ref>[[Terese Nielsen]]. (February 27, 2008.) [http://teresenielsen.typepad.com/the_world_of_terese_niels/2008/02/magic-lorwyn-ar.html Magic Lorwyn Art by Terese Nielsen... who???], ''Terese Nielsen - Fantasy Artist, Star Wars, MtG, and Angel Art''.</ref> *The blue <c>Wormfang Newt</c> from ''[[Judgement]]'' is also a [[Beast]] and a [[Nightmare]], *A "[[newts|newt]]" is also an organism grown from harvested flesh stored within the [[Phyrexia]]n flesh vats. *Newts are a common ingredient in [[witch]]es' brews. This is exemplified by the [[combo]] of <c>Festering Newt</c>, <c>Bubbling Cauldron</c> and <c>Bogbrew Witch</c> from ''[[Magic 2014]]''. *In appearance, the Amphin are similar to the [[Surrakar]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Creature types|Races}} [[Category:Salamanders]]
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