Zubera
Template:Infobox type Zubera (ZOO-beh-rah)[1] is creature type unique to the Kamigawa block.[2] A Zubera is the faceless kami of a human who has been pulled into the spirit world. Zubera are said to attack solitary travelers in order to steal their faces. In fact, Zubera is essentially a species of Spirits. No Zubera is printed without the Spirit type.
Kamigawa[edit]
The type first surfaced as a cycle in the set Champions of Kamigawa. Each of these common 1/2 creatures costs File:1.svgM and has a triggered ability when it goes to the graveyard that grows with each Zubera put into a graveyard from play that turn. There's one for each color:
- <c>Silent-Chant Zubera</c> (File:W.svg)
- <c>Floating-Dream Zubera</c> (File:U.svg)
- <c>Ashen-Skin Zubera</c> (File:B.svg)
- <c>Ember-Fist Zubera</c> (File:R.svg)
- <c>Dripping-Tongue Zubera</c> (File:G.svg)
Saviors of Kamigawa added two mirrored 3/3 uncommon creatures for File:2.svgMM with an ability that triggers if they go to the graveyard from play after being dealt four damage or more that turn.
- <c>Burning-Eye Zubera</c> (File:R.svg)
- <c>Rushing-Tide Zubera</c> (File:U.svg)
Trivia[edit]
- Zubera is a corruption of Noppera-bō, the term for the Japanese yokai that inspired these creatures.
- The creative team made Zubera an additional creature type (alongside Spirit) so that they could key off of type when they died.[3]
- A giant Dripping-Tongue Zubera is depicted in <c>Unchecked Growth</c>.
- The names of the Zubera don't link directly to the Shrines (like the Myojin do), but the connection still comes through with their abilities.
- The Zubera were made as a Kindle variant that went on creatures and only counted other Zubera that died the same turn as it did.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ Magic Arcana (September 14, 2004). "A Kamigawa Glossary, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Alex Smith (March 07, 2005). "Truth in Fantasy". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Aaron Forsythe (October 15, 2004). "Five Small Spirits". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 20, 2019). "Can I get some sweet Zubera trivia?". Blogatog. Tumblr.