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Symbiotic Homunculi Cards

As I said in the last post, the idea for these cards actually came before the art did, and the art was commissioned specifically to place on the cards.

The initial black mana card to serve as a “baseline”, explaining what the mechanic was. Though it took heavy inspiration from the Bestow mechanic, I wasn’t sure whether to make these symbiotes artifacts (equipment) or enchantments (aura) for the longest time.

The choice to go with enchantments ultimately came down to the idea that they didn’t feel “mechanical” enough to qualify as artifacts. Having said that, in the time since building the initial concept and creating cards for it, we have entered a world in which food now qualifies as an “artifact”. So with the benefit of hindsight it probably was more appropriate to make them artifacts.

Still, I think I prefer having them be enchantments, both because Totem Armor (now Umbra Armor) is a great shortcut to explain Symbiote Guardian’s ability and it separates them from the Reconfigure equipment that was introduced in Kawigawa: Neo Dynasty.

It’s funny to know that I technically beat Wizards of the Coast to the concept of creatures that can attach themselves to other creatures while on the battlefield.