I'm updating my Legendary Characters info with disabilities. I'll post my current list, and then you let me know who I may have missed.
I'm deliberately keeping my definition of disability broad here, but use some discretion. Visual or textual evidence helps!
Also, I'm not interested in Phyrexians for obvious reasons. And use discretion with undead characters.
I am also not an expert on disabilities (although I have done a lot of work with disabilities in disaster scenarios, that's a very narrow subset).
Tezzeret, Sen Triplets, Silas Renn, and Breya are all Esperites from Alara who have modified their bodies in a transhumanist fashion. These were not prothesis for missing limbs, so I'm wary of calling it disability rep (I'm aware of the intersection), but still worth including.
Winota, Vikya, Ruric Thar, and Toski are all missing an arm. Many of them have prosethetics.
Daretti uses a 'wheelchair' as a mobility aid (it's not clear if he lost his legs or if he's paraplegic).
Will Kenrith lost his right leg during the Strixhaven story and uses an magic ice prosthetic.
Magic has a number of eyepatch wearers, including Veldrane, Yisan, Zara, and Ramirez DePietro,
As well as Freyalise and Cazdur.
Inga Rune-Eyes and Lathril are both blind.
Blind Seer, however, is not. Just FYI. That's Urza.
Although technically Urza had powerstone eyes. I'm not sure how to lean on that.
Teysa Karlov has a congenital defect that requires her to use a cane as a mobility aid. She's still got it in undeath.
The Radley reminded me that Imodane also has a prosthetic arm.
And the Radley strikes back with Ruhan, who is also blind.
Tymna and Mayael are also blind, although both have a sort of magical sight.
Mark Rosewater and Doug Beyer have both discussed Narset being autism coded. I'm very hesitant to 'diagnose' neurodivergent fictional characters, but if you think there's others, feel free to suggest them. I'm taking notes but I may not be adding them to this list.
Kaalia has a condition that makes it difficult to open her hands all the way.
Tori D'Avenant has a degenerative disease that led her becoming paraplegic, and she uses a modified saddle to continue her cavalry duties.
Note: I'm looking for comparable human experiences. The cause may be magical, but the disability should be grounded and human.
Akroma loses her legs and has them replaced twice, once with jaguar legs and once with mechanical versions of the jaguar legs.
Not super relatable and full of issues, obviously, but worth mentioning.
Ajani is blind in his left eye
Chainer lost his right arm fighting Jeska, and had an expensive golem prosthetic.
Hugs has an eye patch and watch appears to be a prosthetic right hand.
Toshiro was blinded and left on Dominaria at the conclusion of the Kamigawa block. He still built a legacy there that became a respect house. We don’t see his blindness on cards.
Im putting Slobad here but with an asterisk because he has all his limbs cut off by Memnarch, but it gets magically reversered when he gets Glissa’s spark and all the power of all the souls of Mirrodin, which he then gives up.
Wrenn is pushing into the “is this too magical or metaphorical” sphere a bit, but she can’t walk on her own and requires a treefolk partner as a sort-of mobility device.
Zndrsplt and Kylem Homunculi can’t speak and use sign language instead, something all Kylem folks learn. This also pushes into magical space but is worth noting. Zndrsplt uses telepathy to communicate through her partner Okaun.
I should also note Freyalise wasn’t actually blind in her eye, the eyepatch was an affectation. I forgot about that when searching for eyepatches.
I did not know it was disability Pride month when I made this thread 😅🤣
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A bit early, but for (American) Father's Day, here's a thread of MTG Dads!
I'm also including the "Urza Scale" as a rating for each Dad, where a 10 is "neglect your child their whole life and then kill them as collateral damage" and 1 is... unlikely to do that.
Urza
Urza was the father of Harbin (socially at least), but mistrust of parentage led to a lifelong coldness toward his son. Harbin is killed by Urza's Sylex Blast.
Urza Scale: 10
Harbin
Harbin was the father of Jarsyl. He dies when Jarsyl is pretty young so we don't really get to see him in action as a dad.
Happy Pride! Here is a thread of Magic Legends who would be celebrating.
First up is Halana and Alena, a couple who debuted way back in Shadows Over Innistrad.
Note: I’m going with both characters who have explicit confirmation and for whom there is heavy implication. I’ll note who is only heavily implied versus confirmed.
This is not an exhaustive list, and your headcanon for your fav is not countered by this thread.
This first section are lesbians, or at least women who have exclusively shown interest in other women so far (which includes Hal and Alena above).
Oviya Pashiri is a widower who was married to another woman for a long time.
Here's a #vorthos thread of Magic Legends you may not realize are still alive (or at least, aren't confirmed dead):
1) Axelrod Gunnarson. Axelrod falls into "no additional lore" camp, so there's nothing placing Axelrod on the timeline or even on a plane.
2) Rubinia Soulsinger. She has a short blurb, but nothing tying her to a plane or time, and as a faerie her lifespan isn't the same as a mortal's anyway.
3) Gabriel Angelfire. The subject of the original church of Benalia on Dominaria, back when Serranism was outlawed. Gabriel has never appeared in a story, but also hasn't been confirmed to be killed.
Alright let's talk about some basic facts about Wizards and art. Let me be clear, this is all stuff easily gleaned if you pay attention. I knew all this before I ever invoiced the company. But also they've hired me to write three art books, so I might know a little.
Unfortunately, most of Wizards articles on like, card design (as in, the physical look of a card) have been wiped in their many website migrations. That sucks!
I'll link some good articles on Magic art at the end. Check out @VorthosMike and @DonnyCaltrider for good art stuff.
The following is a collection of some basic facts you should know to understand Magic art and card frame design better.