As some of you may know I maintain a quiz over on Sporcle about MtG creature types, and I sometimes come across useless nuggets of trivia that only a minority of people would find interesting. So, assuming that the two of you are on MtGS today, here's your pointless trivia!
Top 5 Ixalan Creature Types
1. Three way tie, with Human, Dinosaur, and Pirate getting 23 a pop.
4. Merfolk - 11
5. Vampire - 10
Other Dumb Trivia
Ixalan brings errata! Prior to Ixalan, there was only one 'official' dinosaur, the mighty Old Fogey.
28 creatures received errata to dinosaur
No beasts were lost to this errata, as many creatures, such as Tyrranax, merely had the dinosaur type tacked on, thus enhancing their beastness
Lizards were not so lucky. 11 creatures, such as Deathmist Raptor lost their lizardness in exchange for dinosaurness.
Those 23 humans push the tribe to over 2000. Good job, humans. Long may you reign.
Pirates, which had been a mostly dormant creature type until Kaladesh block and Conspiracy II, more than double in number, from 20 to 43.
Top 5 Ixalan Creature Types
1. Three way tie, with Human, Dinosaur, and Pirate getting 23 a pop.
4. Merfolk - 11
5. Vampire - 10
Other Dumb Trivia
There you have it, folks. Make sure to leave your mean-spirited comments about how stupid I am, or any cool bits of trivia that I may have missed.
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