Fairies were originally a small number in green, for nature/insect flavour, and then visited in U/B with mixed results. Now wizards have changed their mind AGAIN and decided to have them in red (for trickster flavour) or white (for benevolent flavour), but haven't quite decided which.
Design a red or white fairy of any rarity. If possible show a design (especially at common) which shows how red fairies can be relevant small fliers without being too strong, or how white faeries can be relevant small fliers while being different to birds.
Ooh, interesting. Where's the source for this latest change of mind on Wizards' part?
For completeness, there was one U/W Faerie in Shadowmoor, flavoured as more benevolent than most of the block's Faeries: Glamer Spinners, exploring a nice bit of U/W hybrid design space.
Oh, sorry, I made it up for this challenge! I don't think they'd actually do that. I assumed that would be obvious, but I probably should have played it up more. My curse is to be taken seriously when I don't want to be, like an anti-Cassandra :)
Ah, thank you. When I started this, I said "faeries have been in every colour other than red" because I thought they must have changed in shadowmoor but I actually thought they'd do very well in red, because red has bad fliers and a tricksy flavour. And then I couldn't find any mono-white faeries and thought I imagined the whole thing. Thank you for finding that. Oh well, I think the challenge works either way.
Fairies were originally a small number in green, for nature/insect flavour, and then visited in U/B with mixed results. Now wizards have changed their mind AGAIN and decided to have them in red (for trickster flavour) or white (for benevolent flavour), but haven't quite decided which.
Design a red or white fairy of any rarity. If possible show a design (especially at common) which shows how red fairies can be relevant small fliers without being too strong, or how white faeries can be relevant small fliers while being different to birds.
Ooh, interesting. Where's the source for this latest change of mind on Wizards' part?
For completeness, there was one U/W Faerie in Shadowmoor, flavoured as more benevolent than most of the block's Faeries: Glamer Spinners, exploring a nice bit of U/W hybrid design space.
Oh, sorry, I made it up for this challenge! I don't think they'd actually do that. I assumed that would be obvious, but I probably should have played it up more. My curse is to be taken seriously when I don't want to be, like an anti-Cassandra :)
Ah, thank you. When I started this, I said "faeries have been in every colour other than red" because I thought they must have changed in shadowmoor but I actually thought they'd do very well in red, because red has bad fliers and a tricksy flavour. And then I couldn't find any mono-white faeries and thought I imagined the whole thing. Thank you for finding that. Oh well, I think the challenge works either way.
I tried, but common was really hard for me. Flamedance Pixie, Ink-Filcher Faerie, and Zap Stinger
I made Tricksy Stinger and Fair Folk Changeling.
Tricksy Faerie, red small faerie with discard-draw, and Benevolent Faerie small flier with lifegain.
Magpie Child, using red exile-cast-this-turn card draw.
And Taunting Sprite
And Wistful Dancers, finally one without flying.
Added Tricksy Stinger II, Orchidtop Archer and Headstrong Healer.
HEY! LISTEN! I made Resurrection Faerie. (Not the same kind, I know.)