Would non-Human Planeswalkers mutate on Ikoria?
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Posted on Dec. 14, 2021, 1:18 a.m. by TypicalTimmy
I don't follow much lore anymore. I was wondering, if a Planeswalker who isn't Human - such as Ajani, Angrath, Kiora or Tamiyo, visited Ikoria, would they be at risk of violently mutating? Possibly losing their "Humanity" but gaining additional powers from it?
TypicalTimmy says... #3
Omniscience_is_life, I thought the idea with Ikoria was something that had to do with those crystals, causing rapid and enormous leaps in evolution, causing "mutations" in non-Human creatures? So while you are correct, that it is the evolutionary process, it's equally true that it doesn't take generations to happen - it occurs instantaneously, relatively speaking.
At least that was my understanding of it all. We see it in the Ikoria trailer when Obosh, the Preypiercer mutates before Vivian.
December 14, 2021 2:22 a.m.
plakjekaas says... #4
Sarkhan the Masterless even got himself and other planeswalkers mutated in Standard with that +1 from time to time.
Not sure if that's consistent with the lore though.
December 14, 2021 4:11 a.m.
I don't think so. Besides maybe bolas and ugin. All of the other ones are super close to humans so I don't think they would mutate. They just couldn't put that mutate didn't effect humans elves merfolk ect.
December 14, 2021 6:48 a.m.
What about Ashiok, or Ob Nixilis, or the hypothetical centaur planeswalker? The apex monsters (Iluna and friends) all appear to have some level of sapience.
Omniscience_is_life says... #2
Isn't Ikoria's "mutation" analogous to the mutation of real living organisms, by random adaptation? I.e., evolution?
I could be wildly off the mark here, this is just my own limited perception.
December 14, 2021 2:16 a.m.