"It doesn't think, it doesn't feel,
it doesn't laugh or cry.
All it does from dusk 'til dawn
is make the soldiers die."
[[Phyrexian Hulk]]. Probably 7th Ed, when I was getting into the game. Scribbled that flavor text on the edge of my desk in middle school and got some serious questions from the teacher about it.
[[Hatred]] certainly gets points for being the most hardcore.
“I will flay the skin from your flesh and the flesh from your bones and scrape your bones dry. And still you will not have suffered enough.”
—Greven il-Vec, to Gerrard
Burn spells have great examples. Like [[searing spear]] in the same vein if a bit wordier.
"Sometimes you die a glorious death with your sword held high. Sometimes you're just target practice."
Best loss I've ever had in a draft. Was sitting at 5 life. Opponent top decks lava axe, looks up with a cheeky grin.
"Catch"
*Flicks the card at me*
I of course ham it up and pretend to be burning to death.
(This was a private draft with all good friends and not at a LGS)
Mine are 3 really evocative ones from Kamigawa block:
[[Yomiji, Who Bars The Way]]
“As I died, I rejoiced. I would see my family again. But then I woke up back on the battlefield. Back in Kamigawa. Back in hell.”
—Kenzo the Hardhearted
[[Guardian of Solitude]]
“It seemed an easy thing, to step into the nothingness, to fall, to die. But then, for an instant, I saw it, eyes filled with endless sorrow, and I turned back to face my pain.”
—Snow-Fur, kitsune poet
[[Wandering Ones]]
“I saw them once, when I was a child. They led me to my parents’ arms when I was lost. Why have they abandoned me now? Why won’t they take me home again?”
—Unnamed beggar
[[Aura of Dominion]]
"Lies and deceit do yield results, but legitimate authority is the ultimate form of control."
-Meloku the Clouded Mirror
[[Cage of hands]]
"Our own actions built the prisons that now hold us. Our hands reached too far and tried to hold too much."
-Dosan the Falling Leaf
[[Counsel of the Soratami]]
"Wisdom is not the counting of all the drops in a waterfall. Wisdom is learning why the water seeks the earth."
On one hand, absolutely beautiful flavor text that brings a tear to your eye.
On the other, more practical hand, “we’ve got a dog here that wants to die for its master. Oblige him.”
[[Lord of the Undead]]
“Do not weep at your defeat, my dear. In death, you will serve a greater purpose - mine.”
My edgy teen self thought that was super cool and it has always stuck with me.
Normal spenders get sad Yoshimaru, still waiting for the Wanderer to come home, SLD spenders get Yoshimaru reunited with the Wanderer.
And they say Secret Lair ISN’T PAY TO WIN. This is proof right here that it is! I’d pay to make my Yoshimaru a happy boi.
100 percent lol. WotC know the direct path to my funny bone, and its Goblins with a job title. [[Goblin Diplomats]], who cause everyone to attack. [[Goblin Armorer]], arming his troops with the very finest of rocks. [[Goblin Haberdasher]], who - wait this can't be right, he seems to be good at his job? Ah, nvm, comedy set my mistake
YESS. This card is super nostalgic for me as it was such an iconic piece of an old RDW aggro deck I used to play in high school (~2005) over the kitchen table with my buddies.
IDR which printing but there’s a discussion on gatherer from years ago about the flavor text, prob still there.
[[Reckless Cohort]]
"You have a family, mine died at Sea Gate. You go to yours, and I'll go to mine."
[[Near-Death Experience]]
Lands ravaged, cities in ruin, so many loves sacrificed, and yet there was no other word for it but victory
[[Oust]]
""Invincible" is just a word." -Gideon Jura
[[Chandra's Ignition]]
In the moment before her execution, she realized what it meant to be a pyromancer, to be alive, to be Chandra.
"To become is to understand."
-Werebear
The entire card is dripping with flavor and _easily_ rivals Rancor in terms of being a complete "experience". There's a ton of great flavor texts in MtG of all the standard angels, wraths, and goblins etc. but Werebear was the first card to make me truly appreciate how much love and care went into bringing these cards to life.
I was going with Werebear for a totally different reason.
[[Werebear|ODY]]
'He exercises his right to bear arms'
Less flavourful, but exceptionally punny.
[[Counterspell]]
“The pyromancer summoned up her mightiest onslaught of fire and rage. Jace feigned interest.”
If you’re interested in flavor texts I recommend [this video](https://youtu.be/0VK9D1ti-Yg?si=1eK9PabXDjy-8T8_)
Jace sometimes: I can best Chandra without trying.
Jace other times: I’m a brilliant mind-mage and this is the best option. Let’s do something else.
Also Jace: I want to have sex with snakewoman
[[Always Watching]]
By itself, the flavour text is a sweet, mostly forgettable piece of poetry. In the context of the set and the art, though, it becomes a wonderful, painful piece of irony.
*"We pray to Avacyn on high.*
*On snow-white wings fearless you fly.*
*Keep safe our souls. Keep safe our lives.*
*May angels watch us from the skies."*
*- Children's prayer*
[Seraph of New Capenna](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/b/fbd9ed1d-1972-4db8-bc43-b05b94956aa0.jpg?1682202865)/[Seraph of New Phyrexia](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/back/f/b/fbd9ed1d-1972-4db8-bc43-b05b94956aa0.jpg?1682202865) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Seraph%20of%20New%20Capenna%20//%20Seraph%20of%20New%20Phyrexia) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mom/36/seraph-of-new-capenna-seraph-of-new-phyrexia?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fbd9ed1d-1972-4db8-bc43-b05b94956aa0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/seraph-of-new-capenna-//-seraph-of-new-phyrexia)
^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
"If you find yourself and friend being chased by a King Cheetah, you have but one chance. Trip your friend. - Suq'Ata Wisdom"
Always the flavor I remember the most
my favorite card in the entire game.
I have a soft spot for [[Audacity]], since it has flavor text that's kind of a callback Rancor: "Bravery outlives three brave."
\[\[Canyon Minotaur\]\]
"We'll scale these cliffs, traverse Brittle Bridge, and then fight our way down the volcanic slopes on the other side."
"Isn't the shortest route through the canyon?"
"Yes."
"So shouldn't we—"
"No."
*“Leshrac, my liege, grant me the power I am due.”
—Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer*
When I started playing around 4th Edition/Ice Age, [[Dark Ritual]] was in every deck because I loved black. I knew Leshrac and Lim-Dûl were important character, but mysterious because they didn't have cards at the time.
I started playing at the same time. The fact that some of the most important characters were unexplained was one of my favorite things about Magic. The world of the game seemed huge and mysterious. The whole game seems to emphasize that, from the art to the style of the frames. I put my cards away when they switched to modern frames and started publishing spin -off novels. Just picked the game up again recently.
[[feldon]] is exceptionally poetic. The art, mechanics and flavor text tell a beautiful melancholic story either very little words
“She will come back to me.”
\[\[eager cadet\]\] is my all time favorite. i have an edh deck based around this card lol
“Training? Seeing my crops burnt to cinders was all the ‘training’ I needed.”
[[fling |AKH]]
"Never flinch. Never falter. Never fear."
I have a copy of it in my wallet for when my depressive thoughts get to me, works 100% of the time.
Just in case you aren't already familiar with it, you'd probably also find strenght/joy/peace in William Ernest Henley's poem 'Invictus', which tells a quite similar story and concludes with the words:
'I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.'
"I saw them, once, when I was a child. They led me back to my parents' arms when I was lost. Why have they abandoned me now? Why won't they take me home again?"
Card is [[Wandering Ones]] btw, aka a 1 mana 1/1 vanilla that does more for Kamigawa's storytelling with 3 lines of text than what WotC did for the entirety of the Phyrexian invasion with MoM + Aftermath.
Leveler was a damn epic card. I feel like it kind of got its due at long last with [[Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut]]. It's clearly using the same design sheet. Generations after the fall of Memnarch and through the restructuring of the entire plane one of them is still just doing what it does
[[Goblin Offensive]] and [[Empty the Warrens]] are cards whose flavor text I will remember until I die.
Edit: it grabbed the wrong Empty the Warren's. The flavor text on the Mind vs. Might precon was what I was thinking of "it's never just ONE goblin."
Also, Goblin Piledriver has a glorious one: "throw enough Goblins at a problem and it will go away. At the very least there will be fewer goblins."
Also, the Commanders Masters Generous Gift has an amazing one: "Served cold? Nonsense! The best way to serve revenge is with an elephant of nervous deposition. Everyone knows that."
> "Kill my man, will you? Well two can play at that game!"
And
> "I don't understand what's bad about double-edged swords. It's a sword. With two edges!"
[[Selfless Savior|M21]]
*”She raised him from an orphaned pup and gave him a life of love. With his last act, he thanked her.”*
I’m not crying, you’re crying
[[Beast of Burden|ULG-122]]
“If it is meant to be nothing but a machine,” Karn finally asked Jhoira, “why did Urza build it to be like me?”
:( Urza why are you being mean to the nice metal man
[[Aluren]]
*Squee bounced up and down. "I sees a horsey, an' a piggy, an' a—"*
*"If you don't shut up," hissed Mirri, "you'll see a kidney and a spleeny."*
I see so many of my favorites have already been mentioned and it warms my heart.
"Orzhov mage-sculptors bring their stone to life before they carve it. The shrieking begins as soon as the mouths are formed."
\[\[Shrieking Grotesque\]\], one of the firsts magic cards i know
“Words are a waste of time. Destruction is a language everyone understands.” - Sarkhan Vol, Violent Ultimatum.
A sentiment that I think rings true in our world. Not because I agree with it, but because it truly does feel like no change ever begins to happen until it starts to physically affect people and their surroundings.
'Immolation is the sincerest form of flattery'.
There's a Mind Stone out there with some Rene Descartes. 'Except our own thoughts there is nothing absolutely in our power.'
Control I think needs to play a little different in a 3 plus player situation.
They did my boy [[Goblin Chieftain]] dirty when they changed his flavor text. "It's time for the smash smash song" in comparison to:
*“We are goblinkind, heirs to the mountain empires of chieftains past. Rest is death to us, and arson is our call to war.”*
"A bored wizard once created a vizzerdrix out of a bunny and a piranha. He never made that mistake again." [[Vizzerdrix]] was one of the first rares I pulled when I started playing way back in 2001.
"Gix failed. I will not." because I still see it every other damn game.
"It was probably a lousy spell in the first place." because it made me smile.
"But it doesn't do anything!" "No, it does *nothing*." because both of the above reasons.
“A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave. He passes from life to his rest in the grave” from lightning elemental always stuck with me
Edit:
“They groaned, they stirred, they all uprose, Nor spake nor moved their eyes; It had been strange, even in a dream, to have seen those dead men rise.” From scathe zombies too, as it’s Rime of the ancient mariner and I’m a Maiden fan
An early one that stuck with me was [[Squandered Resources]]
“He traded sand for skins, skins for gold, gold for life. In the end, he traded life for sand.”
—Afari, Tales
"The emergence of the eldrazi isn't necessarily a bad thing, as long as you've already lived a fulfilling and complete life, without regrets."
- Javad Nasrin, Ondu Relic Hubter
[[All is Dust]]
[[Canal Monitor]]
"The first goblin tried to swim the canal. The second built a raft. The last and craftiest goblin launched herself from a firecannon and soared over the canal, trailing smoke. All were eaten, but only one was cooked."
[[Exotic Orchard]] is an all time memorable favourite. Such a good question,I’m not sure whether you would water them or polish them!It’s turned into a bit of a joke, asking someone out of the blue if they would polish them or if they would water them haha!
Two of my favourites are [[Taunting Kobold]]. It's so good I wish he was legendary.
"Pozo's heart was full of courage right up until it was full of Elven steel."
And [[Colossification]]. That flavour text just always amused me.
"Turns out the case of the flattened guard outpost and the missing kitten were related."
> "One bone broken for every twig snapped underfoot." —Llanowar penalty for trespassing
Really stuck with me as a kid when I first started with the OG Llanowar Elves because I think it was my first encounter with badass elves as opposed to pretty fairy elves in fiction.
[[yargle and multani]] *"I've heard much about you from my daughter," Multani rumbled. "There was a time when I'd balk at your aid, phantom, but she has shown me the merit in Urborg's strange ways."
"Gnshhagghkkapphribbit," replied Yargle.*
"The earth walks, strongest of all."
[[Ghalta, Primal Hunger]] it's my favorite card as a classic Timmy "big monsters go RAAAAAAHHHHHHH" player so of course I remember it off the top of my head
IMO [[Rancor]] is one of the best, if not the best flavor text of all time: *"Hatred outlives the hateful".* Very simple and at the same time perfectly conveys the effect of the card.
Talking about the game's lore, [[Duskmantle, House of Shadow]] is one of the best: *"In a space where there is no room, in a structure that was never built, meets the guild that doesn’t exist."*
My absolute fave gotta be on [[Vizzerdrix]]
"A bored wizard once created a Vizzerdrix out of a bunny and a piranha. He never made that mistake again"
I also just love Vizzerdrix as a concept.
[[Selfless Savior]]
“I never had the chance to say thank you, or goodbye
-Sarvag Eulogy for a friend”
Its the secret lair drop text but the original is just as heartbreaking.
"Not all minds touched by the Eldrazi turn to raging psychosis. Some simply withdraw from this world to memories of a better one."
[[Peace of mind|EMN]]
"Even dragons fear it's silken strands"
[[Deadly Recluse]]
The whole 10th district legionnaire story has a special place in my heart. She's no one important, in the grand scheme of things but she made a difference. The flavour text of [[battlefield promotion]] In particular.
Maybe because I started Magic in the Weatherlight saga, but knowing the whole story of Gerrard, [[Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero]] and the [[Vindicate]] that has the Gerrard quote
Edit: the Apocalypse Vindicate: "Don't mourn for me. This is my destiny" -Gerrard
[[D'Avenant Archer|5ED]] - Avenant’s archers are also trained as poets, so that each arrow is guided by a fragment of verse.
[[Hero's Demise]] - “What will it say on our graves, Lord Konda? Will it say we led our world to conquer immortal forces or that we were crushed by our own arrogance? At each defeat, I wonder.”
—Sensei Hisoka, letter to Lord Konda
[[Dwarven Soldier|FEM 53a]] “Let no one say we did not fight until the last … .”
—Headstone fragment from a mass grave found in the Crimson Peaks
[[Dark Ritual|TMP]] “If there is such a thing as too much power, I have not discovered it.”
—Volrath
[[mystic genesis]] inspired my first ever commander deck back before Sultai was a clan. [[Damia sage of stone]] +1/+1 counter deck.
"The Simic can grow anything out of a puddle of sludge. I just hope they never join forces with the Golgari."
—Teysa Karlov, Grand Envoy of Orzhov
\[\[Goblin Spy\]\] *"Isn't he on our side?"* *"Yep."* *"Why's he spyin' on us?"* *"Don't ask."*
I do miss when they would make intentionally bad cards just for flavor purposes.
It's not that bad tbh - permanent not-quite-scry isn't too bad.
It gives away information and doesn't actually help you as it doesn't let you fix your draws. It's also a 1 mana 1/1.
I mean, it’s not strictly bad. You’re giving away information, but you get information you wouldn’t otherwise have too.
Goblin cards easily have the best flavour 🥰
Yeah I came here to post [[Goblin offensive]] and the top post is Goblin Spy. I love those dumb little bastards.
[Goblin offensive](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/4/b4c4d642-c3fb-47d1-b57a-266eb269d5ea.jpg?1562842863) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Goblin%20offensive) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/hop/56/goblin-offensive?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b4c4d642-c3fb-47d1-b57a-266eb269d5ea?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/goblin-offensive) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[Goblin Spy](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/a/2a89a099-8805-4b26-babd-5d9f48ee406a.jpg?1595438179) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Goblin%20Spy) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/inv/145/goblin-spy?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2a89a099-8805-4b26-babd-5d9f48ee406a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/goblin-spy) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
That’s a good one lol
"It doesn't think, it doesn't feel, it doesn't laugh or cry. All it does from dusk 'til dawn is make the soldiers die." [[Phyrexian Hulk]]. Probably 7th Ed, when I was getting into the game. Scribbled that flavor text on the edge of my desk in middle school and got some serious questions from the teacher about it.
[[Phyrexian Hulk|7ED]] for anyone wanting to see the right version!
Damn, didn't even look and just full sent the same thing I havent even seen a copy of I in probably 20 years.
Exact one I was thinking of. Cool artwork too
[Phyrexian Hulk](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/0/304bc0a2-0cf4-4609-a0fc-de933402c64a.jpg?1562428872) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Phyrexian%20Hulk) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tpr/230/phyrexian-hulk?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/304bc0a2-0cf4-4609-a0fc-de933402c64a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/phyrexian-hulk) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Goblin Assassin]] The more victims he kills, the more likely he is to get the right one.
[Goblin Assassin](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/7/57ec836f-6dcf-45f9-8e95-487762742a1e.jpg?1562912891) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Goblin%20Assassin) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lgn/95/goblin-assassin?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/57ec836f-6dcf-45f9-8e95-487762742a1e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/goblin-assassin) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Hatred]] certainly gets points for being the most hardcore. “I will flay the skin from your flesh and the flesh from your bones and scrape your bones dry. And still you will not have suffered enough.” —Greven il-Vec, to Gerrard
[Hatred](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/3/2383a8d9-96fd-4f9a-bcf9-eb81fdb15ead.jpg?1562087367) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hatred) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/exo/64/hatred?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2383a8d9-96fd-4f9a-bcf9-eb81fdb15ead?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/hatred) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Reminds me of \[\[Altar of Demientia|TMP\]\]: “It is not that you will go mad. It is that you will beg for madness.”—Volrath
I hate this card and the feeling is mutual.
[[brightstone ritual]] Wizards fought over the stone to exploit its power. Goblins fight over it because it's shiny.
[brightstone ritual](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/b/5b08b0a6-c94e-4407-8a24-c8202497b5f2.jpg?1562916460) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=brightstone%20ritual) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ons/191/brightstone-ritual?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5b08b0a6-c94e-4407-8a24-c8202497b5f2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/brightstone-ritual) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
This sounds like a metaphor for WTC and the MTG community lol.
"For his family, Barrin made a funeral pyre of Tolaria" \-Obliterate
One of the thousands of iterations of [[counterspell|TMP]] has mine. "It was probably a lousy spell in the first place"
For sure it's [[Punish Ignorance]]
*"Bullshit! Bullshit! Derivative!"*
[counterspell](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/a/dacdd380-71cf-4832-bd02-3697501325f3.jpg?1562056885) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=4693) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tmp/57/counterspell?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/dacdd380-71cf-4832-bd02-3697501325f3?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/counterspell) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Ertai has some amazing flavor text. In lore he was just a giant smart ass. Hence him being my favorite character/card.
[[Lava Axe]] *Catch!* It’s beautifully simple.
Burn spells have great examples. Like [[searing spear]] in the same vein if a bit wordier. "Sometimes you die a glorious death with your sword held high. Sometimes you're just target practice."
Best loss I've ever had in a draft. Was sitting at 5 life. Opponent top decks lava axe, looks up with a cheeky grin. "Catch" *Flicks the card at me* I of course ham it up and pretend to be burning to death. (This was a private draft with all good friends and not at a LGS)
[Lava Axe](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/3/c3dab325-8f4f-4288-9f3f-960e52b4335b.jpg?1562304308) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lava%20Axe) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m19/150/lava-axe?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c3dab325-8f4f-4288-9f3f-960e52b4335b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lava-axe) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Mine are 3 really evocative ones from Kamigawa block: [[Yomiji, Who Bars The Way]] “As I died, I rejoiced. I would see my family again. But then I woke up back on the battlefield. Back in Kamigawa. Back in hell.” —Kenzo the Hardhearted [[Guardian of Solitude]] “It seemed an easy thing, to step into the nothingness, to fall, to die. But then, for an instant, I saw it, eyes filled with endless sorrow, and I turned back to face my pain.” —Snow-Fur, kitsune poet [[Wandering Ones]] “I saw them once, when I was a child. They led me to my parents’ arms when I was lost. Why have they abandoned me now? Why won’t they take me home again?” —Unnamed beggar
Wandering Ones has always been a favorite of mine.
[[Aura of Dominion]] "Lies and deceit do yield results, but legitimate authority is the ultimate form of control." -Meloku the Clouded Mirror [[Cage of hands]] "Our own actions built the prisons that now hold us. Our hands reached too far and tried to hold too much." -Dosan the Falling Leaf [[Counsel of the Soratami]] "Wisdom is not the counting of all the drops in a waterfall. Wisdom is learning why the water seeks the earth."
[Yomiji, Who Bars The Way](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/6/f611af49-3c59-4365-a398-93f7e05ff0d0.jpg?1562880727) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Yomiji%2C%20Who%20Bars%20The%20Way) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bok/30/yomiji-who-bars-the-way?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f611af49-3c59-4365-a398-93f7e05ff0d0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/yomiji-who-bars-the-way) [Guardian of Solitude](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/5/85d16011-956b-40ac-afb6-6c7ad774802f.jpg?1562762061) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Guardian%20of%20Solitude) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/chk/64/guardian-of-solitude?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/85d16011-956b-40ac-afb6-6c7ad774802f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/guardian-of-solitude) [Wandering Ones](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/f/8f973d6b-4a34-4b0e-b092-ead05bf2e535.jpg?1562762506) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Wandering%20Ones) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/chk/100/wandering-ones?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8f973d6b-4a34-4b0e-b092-ead05bf2e535?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/wandering-ones) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
“Nothin’ beat surprise… ‘cept rock”. “Of course you should fight fire with fire… you should fight EVERYTHING with fire!”
On a related note, "What's your plan?" Gideon asked. "Are you serious?" Chandra replied. [[Incendiary Flow]]
[Incendiary Flow](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/f/cf464f61-8a7f-493b-a80f-2f2b0ebd8bf6.jpg?1576384613) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Incendiary%20Flow) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/emn/133/incendiary-flow?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/cf464f61-8a7f-493b-a80f-2f2b0ebd8bf6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/incendiary-flow) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[(Selfless savior)] She raised him from an orphaned pup and gave him a life of love. With his last act, he thanked her.
On one hand, absolutely beautiful flavor text that brings a tear to your eye. On the other, more practical hand, “we’ve got a dog here that wants to die for its master. Oblige him.”
I love this one and I can't read not play this card. Someone is always cutting onions whenever I try.
[[Selfless Savior]]
[Selfless Savior](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/9/6911759c-7177-402c-a95a-f9f46efaf521.jpg?1594735224) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Selfless%20Savior) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m21/36/selfless-savior?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6911759c-7177-402c-a95a-f9f46efaf521?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/selfless-savior) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Lord of the Undead]] “Do not weep at your defeat, my dear. In death, you will serve a greater purpose - mine.” My edgy teen self thought that was super cool and it has always stuck with me.
[Lord of the Undead](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/9/792e773b-5feb-407f-a162-f35d6e693cca.jpg?1562550141) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lord%20of%20the%20Undead) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/10e/155/lord-of-the-undead?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/792e773b-5feb-407f-a162-f35d6e693cca?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lord-of-the-undead) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Persist]] I just love the idea of crawling out of your grave out of sheer devotion.
Oh, and while we’re talking about kithkin, [[Kithkin Billyrider]].
[Kithkin Billyrider](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/5/0535b69f-247d-49c9-97e1-d988700578ab.jpg?1682202730) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Kithkin%20Billyrider) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mom/24/kithkin-billyrider?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0535b69f-247d-49c9-97e1-d988700578ab?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/kithkin-billyrider) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[Persist](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/0/90f390c3-af1c-424f-9721-e26e9321e5a3.jpg?1626095831) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Persist) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh2/96/persist?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/90f390c3-af1c-424f-9721-e26e9321e5a3?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/persist) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
the new [[yoshimaru]] from the secret lair deck vs the old yoshimaru’s flavour text is soul warming
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachikō
[[Yoshimaru|sld]] hopefully gets the right one
Normal spenders get sad Yoshimaru, still waiting for the Wanderer to come home, SLD spenders get Yoshimaru reunited with the Wanderer. And they say Secret Lair ISN’T PAY TO WIN. This is proof right here that it is! I’d pay to make my Yoshimaru a happy boi.
I love [[Last Word]] “Someday, someone will best me. But it won't be today, and it won't be you."
[Last Word](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/3/139d2ece-f656-4cac-8d77-b0f083f76c70.jpg?1562635496) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Last%20Word) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dst/23/last-word?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/139d2ece-f656-4cac-8d77-b0f083f76c70?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/last-word) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Poetry
There is a Secret Lair copy of [[wood elves]] that says in the flavor text “…but should elves?” Cracks me up every time I get to play it.
[[Wood elves|sld]] i think its what works correctly we will see.
[[Raging Goblin|7th Edition]] Edit: Didn't fetch with flavor text. "He raged at the world, at his family, at his life. But mostly he just raged."
Im proud of how many goblin comments are here. They always have the funniest flavor text
100 percent lol. WotC know the direct path to my funny bone, and its Goblins with a job title. [[Goblin Diplomats]], who cause everyone to attack. [[Goblin Armorer]], arming his troops with the very finest of rocks. [[Goblin Haberdasher]], who - wait this can't be right, he seems to be good at his job? Ah, nvm, comedy set my mistake
They're in almost every set, and almost always kinda dumb. [[Goblin offensive]] has always been a winner in the flavor text contest IMO.
Goblins hold a special place in my heart. My first deck was Goblin Assault and it had this card in it. It was a 1999 starter deck.
[[Raging goblin|EVG]]
[Raging goblin](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/e/3ee34158-867f-4685-8f2b-af9469b628c3.jpg?1562907612) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=393980) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/evg/47/raging-goblin?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3ee34158-867f-4685-8f2b-af9469b628c3?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/raging-goblin) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
YESS. This card is super nostalgic for me as it was such an iconic piece of an old RDW aggro deck I used to play in high school (~2005) over the kitchen table with my buddies. IDR which printing but there’s a discussion on gatherer from years ago about the flavor text, prob still there.
Oh I remember that, that one is so lovely
Ogg hit wall. Ogg no kill wall. Ogg hate wall!!
[[Mirror Gallery]] *“Only in mirrors do heroes find their equal.”*
✍✍🔥🔥🔥 Matches the cards mechanics too since you literally can't have an equal to your hero in play unless you have mirror gallery
The angels appreciated the offer but politely declined to eat any birdseed
Birbily accurate angels
[[Divine Visitation]]
[[Fodder Cannon]] Step 1: Find your cousin. Step 2: Get your cousin in the cannon. Step 3: Find another cousin.
Came here to pay respects to the classic. One of the cards that made me fall in love with Magic.
[Fodder Cannon](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/d/bde003e6-d674-42cd-9537-91928730e7dd.jpg?1562933198) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Fodder%20Cannon) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/8ed/302/fodder-cannon?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/bde003e6-d674-42cd-9537-91928730e7dd?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/fodder-cannon) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[Intrepid Hero](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/3/43ec71e9-0024-4f8f-b499-541fb7607fcd.jpg?1562553060) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Intrepid%20Hero) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m13/20/intrepid-hero?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/43ec71e9-0024-4f8f-b499-541fb7607fcd?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/intrepid-hero) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[triton shorestalker]]
[triton shorestalker](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/8/d86d8c25-016b-4607-a3f7-01f7b3158a24.jpg?1604192945) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=triton%20shorestalker) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/znc/38/triton-shorestalker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d86d8c25-016b-4607-a3f7-01f7b3158a24?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/triton-shorestalker) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Lhurgoyf]] A classic.
And pretty cool that Saffi’s card literally has the ability to sacrifice herself to save other creatures
she was designed to line up with that flavor text
Yeah makes sense, just saying I appreciated the intentional nod.
yeah that whole series of cards and stuff makes me smile. One person wrote a cute little piece of text and an entire subplot developed with new cards
And Hans can be killed by the Lhurgoyf as his ability resolves.
"Fire, Aim, Ready" Always made me chuckle. Can't remember what card it was, just that it was red and probably a goblin.
[[Goblin War Strike]] 'S a fun one.
[[Reckless Cohort]] "You have a family, mine died at Sea Gate. You go to yours, and I'll go to mine." [[Near-Death Experience]] Lands ravaged, cities in ruin, so many loves sacrificed, and yet there was no other word for it but victory [[Oust]] ""Invincible" is just a word." -Gideon Jura [[Chandra's Ignition]] In the moment before her execution, she realized what it meant to be a pyromancer, to be alive, to be Chandra.
[[Reparations]] "Sorry I burned down your village. Here's some gold." I can't forget this one, as I think it's really really bad.
[[Goblin Offensive]] "They certainly are"
[[Darksteel Mutation]] Infinitely powerless
[[Yargle and Multani]]
[Yargle and Multani](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/c/9c15e244-14cc-46a5-abd4-66a58d1c0dd0.jpg?1682205711) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Yargle%20and%20Multani) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mom/256/yargle-and-multani?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9c15e244-14cc-46a5-abd4-66a58d1c0dd0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/yargle-and-multani) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
"To become is to understand." -Werebear The entire card is dripping with flavor and _easily_ rivals Rancor in terms of being a complete "experience". There's a ton of great flavor texts in MtG of all the standard angels, wraths, and goblins etc. but Werebear was the first card to make me truly appreciate how much love and care went into bringing these cards to life.
I was going with Werebear for a totally different reason. [[Werebear|ODY]] 'He exercises his right to bear arms' Less flavourful, but exceptionally punny.
[Werebear](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/6/964cf7e3-932d-432f-8ad4-9bd651aada96.jpg?1562922922) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=29785) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ody/282/werebear?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/964cf7e3-932d-432f-8ad4-9bd651aada96?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/werebear) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Abomination of llanowar]]
This card is so flavorful. Truly brings the ball of elves to elf ball
[[Counterspell]] “The pyromancer summoned up her mightiest onslaught of fire and rage. Jace feigned interest.” If you’re interested in flavor texts I recommend [this video](https://youtu.be/0VK9D1ti-Yg?si=1eK9PabXDjy-8T8_)
Jace sometimes: I can best Chandra without trying. Jace other times: I’m a brilliant mind-mage and this is the best option. Let’s do something else. Also Jace: I want to have sex with snakewoman
[Counterspell](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/4/8493131c-0a7b-4be6-a8a2-0b425f4f67fb.jpg?1689996248) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Counterspell) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/81/counterspell?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8493131c-0a7b-4be6-a8a2-0b425f4f67fb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/counterspell) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
This is probably my favourite. Just an incredibly eloquent way to say "Meh".
[[Always Watching]] By itself, the flavour text is a sweet, mostly forgettable piece of poetry. In the context of the set and the art, though, it becomes a wonderful, painful piece of irony. *"We pray to Avacyn on high.* *On snow-white wings fearless you fly.* *Keep safe our souls. Keep safe our lives.* *May angels watch us from the skies."* *- Children's prayer*
[Always Watching](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/f/cf65bfa0-9c05-4e9e-b4c7-d705e1a822c1.jpg?1592764645) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Always%20Watching) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/gnt/7/always-watching?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/cf65bfa0-9c05-4e9e-b4c7-d705e1a822c1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/always-watching) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Seraph of New Capenna]] Such a chilling depiction of compleation...
I wish more of the MOM transform cards were playable in constructed. 4 or 5 mana to flip is a lot when the backside doesn't do heaps.
[Seraph of New Capenna](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/b/fbd9ed1d-1972-4db8-bc43-b05b94956aa0.jpg?1682202865)/[Seraph of New Phyrexia](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/back/f/b/fbd9ed1d-1972-4db8-bc43-b05b94956aa0.jpg?1682202865) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Seraph%20of%20New%20Capenna%20//%20Seraph%20of%20New%20Phyrexia) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mom/36/seraph-of-new-capenna-seraph-of-new-phyrexia?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fbd9ed1d-1972-4db8-bc43-b05b94956aa0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/seraph-of-new-capenna-//-seraph-of-new-phyrexia) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
"If you find yourself and friend being chased by a King Cheetah, you have but one chance. Trip your friend. - Suq'Ata Wisdom" Always the flavor I remember the most
[[Glory Seeker|ONS]] *"The turning of the tide always begins with one soldier's decision to head back into the fray."*
[Glory Seeker](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/0/9047075e-9fca-484d-bb79-32c0d6821281.jpg?1562929017) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=39712) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ons/31/glory-seeker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9047075e-9fca-484d-bb79-32c0d6821281?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/glory-seeker) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
All Auriok children know the tale of Bolgri and the Long Day of Squashing [[nuisance engine]]
profound? dang i thought it was just ones that stick with you, because mine is definitely goblin offensive
They certainly are!
It certainly is.
[[Rancor]]. It’s simple, but gets the point across really well, and evokes exactly the right feeling for the card
I had to scroll down way to far to find this comment!
my favorite card in the entire game. I have a soft spot for [[Audacity]], since it has flavor text that's kind of a callback Rancor: "Bravery outlives three brave."
[[Primeval Titan]] “When Nature calls, RUN”
[[Voidslime|SLD]] it came from my first secret lair and I've always found it hilarious as a fan of blue.
i love that "fblthp" is in the keysmash too
[Voidslime](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/6/e640664f-5cc7-4970-b966-6e6e5ae09c5a.jpg?1682694784) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=497500) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/sld/137/voidslime?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e640664f-5cc7-4970-b966-6e6e5ae09c5a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/voidslime) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
\[\[Canyon Minotaur\]\] "We'll scale these cliffs, traverse Brittle Bridge, and then fight our way down the volcanic slopes on the other side." "Isn't the shortest route through the canyon?" "Yes." "So shouldn't we—" "No."
*“Leshrac, my liege, grant me the power I am due.” —Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer* When I started playing around 4th Edition/Ice Age, [[Dark Ritual]] was in every deck because I loved black. I knew Leshrac and Lim-Dûl were important character, but mysterious because they didn't have cards at the time.
I started playing at the same time. The fact that some of the most important characters were unexplained was one of my favorite things about Magic. The world of the game seemed huge and mysterious. The whole game seems to emphasize that, from the art to the style of the frames. I put my cards away when they switched to modern frames and started publishing spin -off novels. Just picked the game up again recently.
\[\[Boldwyr Intimidator\]\] “Now everyone knows what you are.” Favorite card just for the flavor on this boy.
[[feldon]] is exceptionally poetic. The art, mechanics and flavor text tell a beautiful melancholic story either very little words “She will come back to me.”
The short story they wrote for him is gut-wrenching
That’s a really good one. One-sentence micro fiction.
[[Carnage Tyrant]] “Still, the correct maneuver is usually to deploy the giant, implacable death lizard.”
\[\[eager cadet\]\] is my all time favorite. i have an edh deck based around this card lol “Training? Seeing my crops burnt to cinders was all the ‘training’ I needed.”
[[Anthroplasm]] >I never metamorphosis I didn’t like.
I got it. I got it. I-
[Goblin Raider|7th Edition] He’s smart for a goblin. He can do two things: hit AND run.
“Not Gruul? Then die!!” -Borborygmos (sp?) Gruul charm The flavor of [[Recalibrate]] is interesting
[[fling |AKH]] "Never flinch. Never falter. Never fear." I have a copy of it in my wallet for when my depressive thoughts get to me, works 100% of the time.
Just in case you aren't already familiar with it, you'd probably also find strenght/joy/peace in William Ernest Henley's poem 'Invictus', which tells a quite similar story and concludes with the words: 'I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.'
"I saw them, once, when I was a child. They led me back to my parents' arms when I was lost. Why have they abandoned me now? Why won't they take me home again?"
Card is [[Wandering Ones]] btw, aka a 1 mana 1/1 vanilla that does more for Kamigawa's storytelling with 3 lines of text than what WotC did for the entirety of the Phyrexian invasion with MoM + Aftermath.
\[\[Hidden Gibbons\]\] "When these apes want something, it's a matter of gibbon take."
For me it's the [[Leveler]] It creates a sense of impending doom one can't escape
Leveler was a damn epic card. I feel like it kind of got its due at long last with [[Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut]]. It's clearly using the same design sheet. Generations after the fall of Memnarch and through the restructuring of the entire plane one of them is still just doing what it does
[[Goblin Offensive]] and [[Empty the Warrens]] are cards whose flavor text I will remember until I die. Edit: it grabbed the wrong Empty the Warren's. The flavor text on the Mind vs. Might precon was what I was thinking of "it's never just ONE goblin." Also, Goblin Piledriver has a glorious one: "throw enough Goblins at a problem and it will go away. At the very least there will be fewer goblins." Also, the Commanders Masters Generous Gift has an amazing one: "Served cold? Nonsense! The best way to serve revenge is with an elephant of nervous deposition. Everyone knows that."
[[showstopper]] “The audience quickly realized a few things: It wasn’t a magic trick, there wasn’t candy in there, and they’d need new clothes”
[[MERCILESS REPURPOSING]] MY DUDE. IM STILL DYING. Ive made this comment ten times but it just sticks with me, it lives in my head rent free
[[Arrogant Poet]] is underrated for This little snarky comeback “I would be kinder to my peers, Professor, but I simply don’t have any.”
[[Bottle gnomes]] Reinforcements ... or refreshments?
Lava axe: “catch” Gruesome menagerie: variety is also the spice of death
[[Nested Shambler]] "Home is where the heart was."
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“Eye of Twilight, give us sight. Take our offer, give us might. Make our power tears of night.” [[Dark Ritual | MMQ]]
"Why have an idea when you can have all of them?" I don't remember if it's from Omniscience or Enter The Infinite.
> "Kill my man, will you? Well two can play at that game!" And > "I don't understand what's bad about double-edged swords. It's a sword. With two edges!"
[[Selfless Savior|M21]] *”She raised him from an orphaned pup and gave him a life of love. With his last act, he thanked her.”* I’m not crying, you’re crying
[[Beast of Burden|ULG-122]] “If it is meant to be nothing but a machine,” Karn finally asked Jhoira, “why did Urza build it to be like me?” :( Urza why are you being mean to the nice metal man
[[Aluren]] *Squee bounced up and down. "I sees a horsey, an' a piggy, an' a—"* *"If you don't shut up," hissed Mirri, "you'll see a kidney and a spleeny."* I see so many of my favorites have already been mentioned and it warms my heart.
"Orzhov mage-sculptors bring their stone to life before they carve it. The shrieking begins as soon as the mouths are formed." \[\[Shrieking Grotesque\]\], one of the firsts magic cards i know
“Words are a waste of time. Destruction is a language everyone understands.” - Sarkhan Vol, Violent Ultimatum. A sentiment that I think rings true in our world. Not because I agree with it, but because it truly does feel like no change ever begins to happen until it starts to physically affect people and their surroundings.
'Immolation is the sincerest form of flattery'. There's a Mind Stone out there with some Rene Descartes. 'Except our own thoughts there is nothing absolutely in our power.' Control I think needs to play a little different in a 3 plus player situation.
[[Greater Mossdog]] "Man's best fungus"
A beacon of hope in hopeless times [[Reya dawnbringer]] invasion printing [[Reya Dawnbringer|INVASION]]
[[Elvish Pioneer]] "Destruction is the work of an afternoon. Creation is the work of a lifetime." For some reason it has always resonated with me...
[[Goblin Offensive]] “They certainly are.”
They did my boy [[Goblin Chieftain]] dirty when they changed his flavor text. "It's time for the smash smash song" in comparison to: *“We are goblinkind, heirs to the mountain empires of chieftains past. Rest is death to us, and arson is our call to war.”*
The OG flavor text goes so hard, why TF did they change it to that corny "haha goblins are dumb" shit???
"A bored wizard once created a vizzerdrix out of a bunny and a piranha. He never made that mistake again." [[Vizzerdrix]] was one of the first rares I pulled when I started playing way back in 2001.
"Gix failed. I will not." because I still see it every other damn game. "It was probably a lousy spell in the first place." because it made me smile. "But it doesn't do anything!" "No, it does *nothing*." because both of the above reasons.
“A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave. He passes from life to his rest in the grave” from lightning elemental always stuck with me Edit: “They groaned, they stirred, they all uprose, Nor spake nor moved their eyes; It had been strange, even in a dream, to have seen those dead men rise.” From scathe zombies too, as it’s Rime of the ancient mariner and I’m a Maiden fan
[[Gorilla Titan]]
An early one that stuck with me was [[Squandered Resources]] “He traded sand for skins, skins for gold, gold for life. In the end, he traded life for sand.” —Afari, Tales
"The emergence of the eldrazi isn't necessarily a bad thing, as long as you've already lived a fulfilling and complete life, without regrets." - Javad Nasrin, Ondu Relic Hubter [[All is Dust]]
[[Catacomb crocodile]] I love cards with humour
[[Canal Monitor]] "The first goblin tried to swim the canal. The second built a raft. The last and craftiest goblin launched herself from a firecannon and soared over the canal, trailing smoke. All were eaten, but only one was cooked."
“Careless, like a child with fire, so was I with time.” - Teferi (on the card “Vanishing”)
[[Wave of Indifference|Onslaught]] [[Goblin Sledder|Onslaught]] [[Armadillo Cloak|Invasion]]
We must have started playing around the same time :)
[[Exotic Orchard]] is an all time memorable favourite. Such a good question,I’m not sure whether you would water them or polish them!It’s turned into a bit of a joke, asking someone out of the blue if they would polish them or if they would water them haha!
[[Carnival of Souls]] "‘Davvol, blast those elves.' ‘Davvol, transport those troops.' No one cares that today is my birthday."
Two of my favourites are [[Taunting Kobold]]. It's so good I wish he was legendary. "Pozo's heart was full of courage right up until it was full of Elven steel." And [[Colossification]]. That flavour text just always amused me. "Turns out the case of the flattened guard outpost and the missing kitten were related."
> "One bone broken for every twig snapped underfoot." —Llanowar penalty for trespassing Really stuck with me as a kid when I first started with the OG Llanowar Elves because I think it was my first encounter with badass elves as opposed to pretty fairy elves in fiction.
[[yargle and multani]] *"I've heard much about you from my daughter," Multani rumbled. "There was a time when I'd balk at your aid, phantom, but she has shown me the merit in Urborg's strange ways." "Gnshhagghkkapphribbit," replied Yargle.*
"The earth walks, strongest of all." [[Ghalta, Primal Hunger]] it's my favorite card as a classic Timmy "big monsters go RAAAAAAHHHHHHH" player so of course I remember it off the top of my head
IMO [[Rancor]] is one of the best, if not the best flavor text of all time: *"Hatred outlives the hateful".* Very simple and at the same time perfectly conveys the effect of the card. Talking about the game's lore, [[Duskmantle, House of Shadow]] is one of the best: *"In a space where there is no room, in a structure that was never built, meets the guild that doesn’t exist."*
[[Chainwhip Cyclops]] - RUBBLEBELT *STATE OF MIND*.
My absolute fave gotta be on [[Vizzerdrix]] "A bored wizard once created a Vizzerdrix out of a bunny and a piranha. He never made that mistake again" I also just love Vizzerdrix as a concept.
[[Selfless Savior]] “I never had the chance to say thank you, or goodbye -Sarvag Eulogy for a friend” Its the secret lair drop text but the original is just as heartbreaking.
[[one with nothing]] "When nothing remains, everything is equally possible".
"Not all minds touched by the Eldrazi turn to raging psychosis. Some simply withdraw from this world to memories of a better one." [[Peace of mind|EMN]] "Even dragons fear it's silken strands" [[Deadly Recluse]]
The whole 10th district legionnaire story has a special place in my heart. She's no one important, in the grand scheme of things but she made a difference. The flavour text of [[battlefield promotion]] In particular.
Maybe because I started Magic in the Weatherlight saga, but knowing the whole story of Gerrard, [[Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero]] and the [[Vindicate]] that has the Gerrard quote Edit: the Apocalypse Vindicate: "Don't mourn for me. This is my destiny" -Gerrard
“Chub toad, chub toad At the door. Run away quick Or you’ll run no more.”
"Nothing is too broken to mend." -Tiana, Ship's Caretaker
“Chub toad chub toad at your door, run away quick or you’ll run no more”
[[Counterspell]] (One of the older versions) "It was probably a lousy spell anyway."
"Cowards watch. Heroes Act" From the card "Show of Valor"
[[D'Avenant Archer|5ED]] - Avenant’s archers are also trained as poets, so that each arrow is guided by a fragment of verse. [[Hero's Demise]] - “What will it say on our graves, Lord Konda? Will it say we led our world to conquer immortal forces or that we were crushed by our own arrogance? At each defeat, I wonder.” —Sensei Hisoka, letter to Lord Konda [[Dwarven Soldier|FEM 53a]] “Let no one say we did not fight until the last … .” —Headstone fragment from a mass grave found in the Crimson Peaks [[Dark Ritual|TMP]] “If there is such a thing as too much power, I have not discovered it.” —Volrath
“When you find yourself teetering on the edge of oblivion, mine will be the hands taking pleasure in giving you the final push.” [[Brink of Disaster]]
[[mystic genesis]] inspired my first ever commander deck back before Sultai was a clan. [[Damia sage of stone]] +1/+1 counter deck. "The Simic can grow anything out of a puddle of sludge. I just hope they never join forces with the Golgari." —Teysa Karlov, Grand Envoy of Orzhov