Storytelling MTG Card Easter Eggs That Make You Say Wow

[@NikachuMTG]

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[@masterargus7858]

There's even more flavor with Sword of the Meek. It's the sword wielded by Jacques le Vert who protects his homeland of Pendelhaven, and Sword of the Meek's effects are a callback to Pendelhaven's pump ability. You can also see the sword being destroyed in the art of Return to Dust and Krosan Grip.

[@HuxtableK]

Fuckin NOICE.

[@BrakkoJanus]

I made a full deck based on the Delver of Secrets story, with all his iterations and some more "mad scientist" themed cards like Brain in a Jar, Curious Homunculus as his assistant, Eyes Everywhere to represent his insanity... so much fun! Plus, Nils Hamm's art is remarkable.

[@MegaGenguy]

A classic Easter egg is in the old art of Deep Analysis where it's art depicts a Masticore undergoing some sort of autopsy on the table with the flavor text "The specimen seems to be broken". Basically wotc giving a nod to the creature for it's powerful or "broken" lifetime while legal in standard.

[@natben6099]

that's already been done in his first easter egg video

[@riccardomendoza6751]

Hey! You may add the newest addition to those cards. The original [champion of the parish] becoming the [champion of the perished] from midnight hunt, and in that set there's also the card where the champion dies in the form of [eaten alive], a whole circle.

[@liamwelsh4665]

Omg I knew about the champions but eaten alive is part of that? That’s awesome

[@NikachuMTG]

Know any more MTG Easter Eggs? Let me know and it might show up in a future video!

[@blaze556922]

Commented before I saw this about Rubinia soulsinger being originally designed as soulsigner. Contract and all. Thanks for the content man!

[@riccardocalosso5688]

Yo, the one in the reflection it's not the gitrpg monster, but the new one from crimson vow (the head shape is different, with the little horns on its head)

[@bib7918]

The minslicers flavor text may be a reference to the role in werewolf ( the board game With social interaction)

[@dwaynedatniggapoole7807]

Always entertaining content ☺️

[@PancakeMix21]

I would love to see you do a lore video on the vampire cursed Mirri the cat warrior and the dwarf minion card that would be super cool

[@VolatileVolcarona]

In the words of someone out there, "all toads are frogs but not all frogs are toads" same goes for "all hornets are wasps but not all wasps are hornets"

[@cole4783]

“You see, Gideon. This is just my semi perfect form.”- insect abberation

[@blaze556922]

These are great! I had no idea about several. One blunder of note is Rubinia, soulsinger was actually designed as soulsigner. the art even depicts her with a contract ready for you to sign over your soul to her. 🙂

[@DarkVampireL]

I love the cards that tell a story through multiple cards.

[@Lanoraptor]

One more layer to the Ach! Hans, Run Easter egg is that there's a card in Unhinged literally called "Ach! Hans, Run!" I know it's an "Un-" set, so it's not quite the same as the others, but still.

[@NikachuMTG]

I’ll accept it!

[@ihaveproblems9779]

Amusingly, its effect is very similar to the effect the latter Hans card does. He eventually managed to jaunt over from flavortext to silver border to black border.

[@cemereffstream7866]

Wrong!! Saffi survives the Lhurgoyf, she just entered the Time Spiral and ended up in another timeline, what was ice, became a desert. Hans however, ...

[@Mrtfarrugia]

Hans just kept running into other monsters. He meets The Revenant next.

[@cemereffstream7866]

Also... Hans might have survived. but since Saffi diappears from his timeline, he could easily think that she actually died to the beast, therefore, "Ach! Hans, it's the lhurgoyf" is her last words...

[@lysander3262]

Gotta go back to the original artwork sometimes for the full context. I know the artist wanted the "you see one card art in another card art" effect but leaving out the portal makes the flavor text puzzling. However, Saffi's EFFECT implies that she is able to sacrifice herself to bring back someone recently deceased. I suspect this is meant to represent a bit of time shenanigans causing her to suffer the fate that someone else would. Maybe it's a sort of Final Destination thing, where since the portal caused Saffi to live and Hans die in her stead, now she is doomed to die in order for someone else to live? Things to think about. You could do an entire video on references and callbacks in Time Spiral Block.

[@christopherb501]

You never know...NORIN survived...

[@mikotagayuna8494]

My favorite series of Easter Eggs were the first batch of illustrations made by Ron Spencer. Cards like Goblin Grenade, Dire Wolves, Thallid and Order of the Ebon Hand have his friends' names hidden as part of the art so that he can prove to people that he has been hired to do MtG stuff.

[@MrFarnanonical]

3:25 slight mixup there, Garfield created MTG not WOTC. Wizards already existed when he brought the game to them to publish.

[@NikachuMTG]

Oh WHOOPS! yes, I meant MTG

[@bluedestiny2710]

To add to the Lhurgofy easter egg, there are at least 2 more cards connected to it: - there is an Unhinged card (i think, or Unglued?) called: "Ach! Hans! Run! It's the ...." and it works like Sneak Attack, but you need to say: Ach!! Hans! Run! It's the

[@christopherhammond5142]

Yeah, but they're not canon cards. It's a shame because they fill out a lot of lore.

[@bluedestiny2710]

@@christopherhammond5142 the Stronghold card (Revenant) COULD be canon considering its from an actual set (Rathi Cycle). However, you may be right that they just slapped it in for the lolz since the Revenant was in Rath while Hans was in Dominaria. I guess the only thing we're sure of is that theyre both dead :/

[@destructorv2]

Heres one easter egg that was hardly talked. In Urza's Destiny, there is this card named Phyrexian Negator, a black creature. But in the same set, green has Ancient Silverback, and it shows the 6/5 ape bonking the Negator on the head.

[@NikachuMTG]

oh nice! I never heard of it

[@WattaBunny]

There is a black card from Stronghold called "Revenant" which is a slightly modified flying version of the Lhurgoyf. The flavor text for it is, "Not again." - Hans

[@Don_Roberts]

All toads are frogs, but not all frogs are toads. So I assume some frogs would be insulted if you called them toads. But toads would be fine being called frogs. They seem pretty chill.

[@FaerieScion]

Depending on when visions of Dominance was released, I'd say it's more likely Grolnok the Omnivore imo. It looks more similar to it than the Gitrog Monster

[@marcoottina654]

I do love this kind of content, it's one of the best kind you bring here, probably the one I appreciate the most! Keep going, I love it! :D

[@MrDarkBrightEyes]

I'm glad to see content creators such as you and Rhystic Studies covering MTG card art lore. Great Video!

[@Blighted_Ashes]

That frog samurai could be a chronotrigger reference

[@Cronoro]

Love waking up on a nice sunny Sunday morning to one of your videos man 😎

[@MarkNotWithAC]

Ever notice the shadow on Hans...looks like the Lhurgoyf woke up from their hibernation. Love that artwork.

[@bendamage9043]

Gotta keep this series going, love Magic Easter eggs in the art. For instance, the fact that Silumgar can be seen wearing Tasigur as a necklace in his Dragonlord art

[@michaelbouffard7504]

The first one i saw by myself was Make a wish and Grapple with the past. Found it pretty sad, but cool since the first innistrad was foreshadowing the coming of Eldrazis.

[@morrowkkin]

I think my favorite cards are the ones that subtly tell interesting stories, I know next to nothing about paper magic, but I love this guys' channel

[@ryanritchie5340]

No one's talking about that quick little minute Nikachu went to get a roll of tinfoil from his kitchen LOL that made my day

[@IPlayMagic]

ACH Hans has to be the most enjoyable for me based on nostalgia alone.

[@fatbeard8072]

Seconds before you mentioned Chub Toad, I was actually singing the flavor text. It has always been a favorite of mine.

[@SilvanOrion]

I always loved the art story of Make a Wish into Grapple with the Past.

[@Rygoat]

I am so glad I clicked on this. The delver of secrets was in the last release I played/owned, so seeing his story grow like that was cool

[@ka1ebsauce]

i love the thought of Fynn, The Fang-bearer whoopin Koma's ass and lording it over him in his flavor text *just remembered you can even see Fynn jumping at Koma in Koma's alt art. love it

[@animedaz7279]

The Delver of Secrets punchline was great 10/10

[@obviousprime7869]

Missing a key piece in the insect researcher bit! Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration are a continuation/separate iteration of the researcher where he slowly turns into an insect, also a reference to, "The Fly" with Jeff Goldblum.

[@GleepGlop2]

Love these type of videos, you should do videos on the lore connections between cards set by set from the beginning.

[@benjaminkaye5119]

Loving the content and continue hitting us from different angles.

[@dancing_odie]

Middle-aged Overgrown Samurai Toads sounds like a great show

[@CaptainZeros]

Good morning y'all. Love you're channel btw. Keep up the great work bro!

[@miaouew]

I really did laugh out loud at that popsicle stick joke.

[@7upac]

This was awesome and funny please do more !

[@DUDEMIKE8]

This was awesome, I didn't catch any of these at first!

[@venkelos6996]

I like how Ixidor is a somewhat known character, but then so much of his stuff appears elsewhere. I think he has his own counter, we get his Dream Chisel. His woman appears alive on an Instant, remade as an Angel twice (Akromas), after she dies to Phage, who has two creatures, etc. His ability to just will real versions of his illusions permanently into existence makes him one of my favorite characters, and I still want to make a Blue Morph/Manifest combo EDH deck that can put even hyper-expensive Artifacts into play cheap.

[@azarisLP]

My favourite easter egg was the oracle text on Animate Dead.

[@marqs2065]

"frogs and toads are the same?" Yugioh playerd: except frog the jam flashbacks

[@DRAKLOR_44]

Great stories very entertaining, just one thing to add although it may not have been released when video was made but Grolnok the Omnivore is also a frog who has a hand hanging out of his mouth just like the legendary chub toad and Gitrog… classic stuff love the lord in magic it’s really good and the stories are fun.

[@AidanWR]

Cryptozoologist means someone who studies hidden animals. The prefix crypto means hidden or secret, and a zoologist is self explanatory. That's the reason that card investigates because they need to search for those creatures

[@Shoyro]

I've made commander decks for both Saffi and Hans with the Goyf in the Saffi deck. The story of those two was tragic, and I actually decided to make both decks from scratch at the same time. I would probably make other decks based on the Lore of the character.

[@coreyr.1012]

The safi and Hans was really well done but I think I like the angels story best

[@markomalmi7989]

The angel is known as Isobel, as named by her artist

[@RAS_Squints]

Kind of crazy to know Bushido was a thing back in Ice Age

[@gingerplz1]

How stoked are you for The Brothers War?? I hope we get an Urza planeswalker.

[@NikachuMTG]

very excited

[@nicolasn3010]

The last one makes reference to bump in the night too lol

[@zachariahpoltergeist4516]

One version of Reanimate's art shows the Grave Titan coming back up as well.

[@Estefunny5]

another thing with the jade avenger: bushido 2 can be said as bushi toad, which is why he is a frog in the first place

[@magusofthebargain]

Tribute Mage. Nice find!! Finds both pieces of your thopter / sword combo!!

[@SuperSilverSerpent]

Mindslicer also shows up in the art of Pilgrim of Virtue

[@HuxtableK]

Wow, I learned more fun stuff here. But the thing that got me hardest? The Mindslicer and Dread Return. I had Dread Return, since I started getting serious in Magic right around the Time Spiral set. I had a few of that card. Was fun to look at.

[@AnArmyOfFish]

With the visions of dominance card, I appreciate you calling out Gitrog but is that the same pool of water that is featured in Fabled Passage? The flowers and stump in the background look so similar!

[@oddnha]

sword of the meek is in krosan grip and return to dust art as well

[@sandy5225]

I love the vida posted on this channel, but the easter eggs has to be my favorites

[@christiancalligraphycorner139]

The Mind Slicer was hilarious. 😂😂😂

[@tcsmagicbox]

Some of the smallest munchkins I knew back in middle school became the biggest guys by their senior year in high school. No joke.

[@seedmole]

HELL YEAH! During the frog section I was like "boy this reminds me of Chub Toad." And then BOOM, god dang Chub Toad itself.

[@galan8115]

Aw man, I had the Lhurgoyf before my magic collection got stolen. One of my most favourite cards. That and the Cornurriscoso con cresta. (Wich i dont know in English) Thank you, you have brought to me a cool and fond memory.

[@TheAftaaa]

Both frogs and toad are closely related. Frogs : they have big legs, good jumping abilities(most or the time), most aquatic of the two. Toads: front heavy, their arms usually are as strong as legs. They mostly run and go around dryer places. They still do babies in water, though. Then, you will find exceptions, it is mostly about a species that went into another direction regarding evolution. They are so many...

[@wazer2235]

Think of it as all toads are frogs but not all frogs are toads.

[@T4N7]

Can u find the artifacts for Trinket Mage, Trophy Mage, n Treasure Mage too?

[@NikachuMTG]

I’ll look into it!

[@voodoo83]

Nikachu - "Soon we will be buying magic cards on the blockchain" WoTc - "Quick write that down, write that down"

[@user-dmiller]

Quite a journey for getting magic cards of the block chain! Haha

[@garrettwilliams2390]

Another random fact with Mindslicer is that in Japanese it has the same name as Jace, the mind sculptor (minus the Jace part ofc)

[@mrbreeze3954]

well technically it's:"what doesn't grow dies, and what dies grows the tarmogoyf" , but it's close enough

[@TVsTewi]

Don't know if anyone has said it yet but my favorite bit of Easter egg card continuation would be Indomitable Archangel from Scars of Mirrodin to Enslave from New Phyrexia. Its..quite the grim showing of how even the angels aren't immune to Phyrexia..And darkly ironic as well..

[@lovetownsend]

Great content, this was very interesting :o Delver of Secrets seems like a good card still

[@MTGMOXMAN]

Loved The Video All Hail Soldevi!

[@NikachuMTG]

That specifically was a shout out to your channel! Soldevi to the moon!

[@yosefzanerva806]

I was never really into the lore until I heard about Chandrissa. I'm still pissed.

[@DinoMarcoccia]

Please, more videos like this 🚀

[@Teifling]

Odyssey block had a bunch of cards with the Mindslicer in the artwork

[@lauravturner]

I literally just pulled Jade Avenger. I love him.

[@wandererfromblindeternitie9748]

Delver of Secrets evolutions are awesome

[@GuiStark]

Lmfao on the nft part 🤣

[@legobant2751]

Are there hidden panoramic lands on the basics or other lands?

[@NikachuMTG]

Almost all lands have hidden panoramas. To the point that they aren’t so hidden :P

[@legobant2751]

@@NikachuMTG wow! Would love to see a video on that next time! Nice!

[@alexrharvey7]

I always just wrote off that thing in the Dread Return art was visual static because I couldn't tell what it was. Thanks for saying it's Mindslicer 😅

[@wesh8121]

My favorite Easter egg was "look out she's got a knife!"

[@SamuraiMotoko]

You know the secret lair TMNT is not out of the question

[@giladbaer6433]

that's why Squee, Goblin Nabob has the recursion thing...

[@Dr_Geek]

You forgot the Revenant from Stronghold with the flavor text: "Not again!" - Hans

[@NikachuMTG]

Didn’t know about it!

[@benjaminkaye5119]

Catch ya on the flippity my friend.

[@wananana15]

Didn’t even mention the flavor text for revenant. “Not again” -Hans

[@dragonofdesteny5767]

you coudve inclusded the Ach hans run card from the UN set.... it fits the story

[@allopeth]

was that last one an impression of Vince? You even look alike! :D

[@xyllos]

great mtg easter eggs

[@hormoneguy5007]

Buying magic cards on the block chain is just the start to alchemy on arena

[@michaelsmith7561]

Angel of Flight Alabaster is beautiful. Her descent into madness is sad. Where was Avacyn? Entertaining Video!

[@angelojohnson9441]

If you had only posted this later you would’ve seen the teaser about the turtle ninja in the latest set.

[@tmon3y777]

Toads are a sub category of frogs however there's no scientific distinction between the two. Toads generally have shorter legs, don't jump as high and have bumps on their skin but these are not requirements for being categorized as a toad.

[@lacabra1279]

m8 they are phylogenetically apart right? I'm not sure now but I feel like when I studied that there were toad families and frog families but it appears to be a controversial issue lately

[@arsenalfanrichi]

@@lacabra1279 just ask the frogs and toads what they want to identify as

[@isaaktastet6324]

I don’t think that little phrog was dreaming of being the Gitrog Monster, that looks more like The Overslime

[@picharellano]

Not all frogs are toads, but all toads are frogs

[@ToadboyFN]

So a toad is like a category of a frog. Like a tortoise is a kind of turtle. Or a newt is a kind of salamander.

[@jeanbarque9918]

the "final iteration" what are we suppose to look, where, what is he ? Is he supposed to be this very dark thing on top ? one of the 3 wizards.. ?

[@NikachuMTG]

I think the 3 Wizards

[@7Alberto7]

Awesome!