Per the player's guide, Kozilek, Butcher of Truth is "a reality-slicing abomination of relentless insanity." I have to agree, because after seeing him come before It That Betrays in the set order I have no choice but to conclude that I am losing my mind.
I mean, I does come before K in the English alphabet, right? A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z...right? That is still how it goes, isn't it? I'll admit it's been a few years since I've been in school, but before this set was released if someone asked me "Do you know your alphabet?" I would feel pretty confident saying "Yes, random stranger, I do."
Odds are they probably cut card #7 late in development and It That Betrays was probably a hole-filler, and they didn't have enough time to come up with a better name to fit after K. I think this may have happened before, but I could be wrong.
Sure, stuff like Snapping Drake and Goblin Piker are for limited. But Null isn't even playable against a 5 year old whose hand consists of a 6 of Clubs, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Chimney Imp, and a very large cumquat.
Obviously this is a little prank Wizards has pulled on us akin to the "Priceless Treasures" of Zendikar. What better way to ooze the flavor of the legendary Eldrazi?
Does nobody think it was just a simple print error? Lol
Actually, it probably wasn't.
WOTC uses descriptive phrases to describe some cards prior to naming them. I know I've seen them mention it in a number of articles.
"It that betrays" was likely the descriptive name given to the card during creation and testing, it was likely slotted into it's number during finalizing, and then they chose not to give it a name but rather keep the descriptive phrase figuring it sounded pretty cool and alien and fit Eldrazi. But they probably forgot they'd already slotted it in between K and P.
I doubt this one was a print error, but rather a last minute decision to just keep the codename used during testing, without thinking about the numbering having been already assigned.
So if I were to say "you're a complete douchebag who has his head up his ass so far he's using his own eyeballs as glasses," you'd simply shrug it off?
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This has happened before and I was anal enough to notice it then...
In Shards of Alara, Mighty Emergence appeared as card number 137 before Manaplasm as 138. So it isn't the first time the alphabet has been masticated by Wizards' print runs.
This one is less remembered since it doesn't involve the first letter of the names of the cards. The error may also be related to the rarity of the cards and the sheets they are printed on. Whatever the reason, it has happened twice too many times for my liking...
All I can say is that it never hurts those that get the cards in other languages since they are never in that language's alphabetical order. The collector number stays the same for each card in different language printings AFAIK, unless there have also been errors in that department.
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This has happened before and I was anal enough to notice it then...
In Shards of Alara, Mighty Emergence appeared as card number 137 before Manaplasm as 138. So it isn't the first time the alphabet has been masticated by Wizards' print runs.
This one is less remembered since it doesn't involve the first letter of the names of the cards. The error may also be related to the rarity of the cards and the sheets they are printed on. Whatever the reason, it has happened twice too many times for my liking...
All I can say is that it never hurts those that get the cards in other languages since they are never in that language's alphabetical order. The collector number stays the same for each card in different language printings AFAIK, unless there have also been errors in that department.
Well, I'm glad to see that this has happened before, and that I wasn't actually afflicted by Kozilek's reality-warping majesty. Had I collected Shards of Alara, I have no doubt that particular travesty would have irritated me too.
It kind of takes some of the shine off it. Turns out the people behind Magic are just as human as the rest of us.
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I mean, I does come before K in the English alphabet, right? A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z...right? That is still how it goes, isn't it? I'll admit it's been a few years since I've been in school, but before this set was released if someone asked me "Do you know your alphabet?" I would feel pretty confident saying "Yes, random stranger, I do."
Please, please, someone explain to me why It That Betrays is #7 and Kozilek, Butcher of Truth is #6. My fragile state of mind depends on it.
- whhhhhaaat?
Standard Decks:
UBRGrixis ControlRBU
You're not going crazy, Wizards is making you think you are.
- whhhhhaaat?
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UBRGrixis ControlRBU
Actually, it probably wasn't.
WOTC uses descriptive phrases to describe some cards prior to naming them. I know I've seen them mention it in a number of articles.
"It that betrays" was likely the descriptive name given to the card during creation and testing, it was likely slotted into it's number during finalizing, and then they chose not to give it a name but rather keep the descriptive phrase figuring it sounded pretty cool and alien and fit Eldrazi. But they probably forgot they'd already slotted it in between K and P.
I doubt this one was a print error, but rather a last minute decision to just keep the codename used during testing, without thinking about the numbering having been already assigned.
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Wasn't there an article that said something along the lines of there are a couple cards printed in ROE that accidently kept their playtest names?
Yeah, the art shows it is one of Kozilek's lineage, with the little floating triangles. I think this is the most likely explanation.
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BR Olivia Voldaren
BRG Shattergang Brothers
GUR Riku of Two Reflections
WBG Karador, Ghost Chieftain
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In Shards of Alara, Mighty Emergence appeared as card number 137 before Manaplasm as 138. So it isn't the first time the alphabet has been masticated by Wizards' print runs.
This one is less remembered since it doesn't involve the first letter of the names of the cards. The error may also be related to the rarity of the cards and the sheets they are printed on. Whatever the reason, it has happened twice too many times for my liking...
All I can say is that it never hurts those that get the cards in other languages since they are never in that language's alphabetical order. The collector number stays the same for each card in different language printings AFAIK, unless there have also been errors in that department.
"You said you wanted to cast what?! Counter that!"
Well, I'm glad to see that this has happened before, and that I wasn't actually afflicted by Kozilek's reality-warping majesty. Had I collected Shards of Alara, I have no doubt that particular travesty would have irritated me too.
It kind of takes some of the shine off it. Turns out the people behind Magic are just as human as the rest of us.