Call it a hunch, but my gut tells me that in light of the Covid-19 situation, it's likely we'll soon see "virus" (and possibly "bacterium") as creature types in the not-too-distant future.
What do you guys think?
-Could infect return as a mechanic soon?
-Could our heroes, villains, and those caught in between be infected by something even more insidious and transmissible than phyrexian oil?
-Could they be shrunk down and forced to battle the infection (and each other) on a microscopic plane?
-Could the viruses and bacteria grow to previously unseen macroscopic or colossified proportions?
-Could an infection spread through nature and turn all forests to swamps?
-Could there be a new faction of healers, or perhaps a tribal lord which gives all clerics a vulnerability to viruses, bacteria, and creatures with infect (perhaps they receive double damage from said sources), but also gives them the ability to heal other creatures by tapping to removing infect (-1/-1 counters), or self-sacrificing to prevent damage from such sources until end of turn.
The card designs and narrative possibilities are endless!
I mean, they took Spacegodzilla, Death Corona (Void Beckoner) name off of the print runs, so I'm thinking that they don't want to reference this natural disaster any more than they would a tsunami or hurricane
...Wizards specifically changed the name of a card to remove the text “Corona of Death” and you think that they will have the bad taste to turn right around and print Viruses in the near future for the sake of “topical”?
Besides, “bacteria” and “virus” kind of overlap with the existing creature type “germ” on a flavor level, which I would say decreases the chance of them being seen.
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What do you guys think?
-Could infect return as a mechanic soon?
-Could our heroes, villains, and those caught in between be infected by something even more insidious and transmissible than phyrexian oil?
-Could they be shrunk down and forced to battle the infection (and each other) on a microscopic plane?
-Could the viruses and bacteria grow to previously unseen macroscopic or colossified proportions?
-Could an infection spread through nature and turn all forests to swamps?
-Could there be a new faction of healers, or perhaps a tribal lord which gives all clerics a vulnerability to viruses, bacteria, and creatures with infect (perhaps they receive double damage from said sources), but also gives them the ability to heal other creatures by tapping to removing infect (-1/-1 counters), or self-sacrificing to prevent damage from such sources until end of turn.
The card designs and narrative possibilities are endless!
I used to be a demigod, but now I'm an omnimage
I think Bushmeat Poacher was just a coincidence
Besides, “bacteria” and “virus” kind of overlap with the existing creature type “germ” on a flavor level, which I would say decreases the chance of them being seen.