Best Magic the Gathering Flavor Text

[dwarf]

Call of the Wild

Thinking of dinner made Squee realize that the forest was probably thinking the same thing

[kincaidrabb]

I like the one from Temple Bell: "Enlightenment is not gained by striking the bell or hearing its toll. It's found in the silence that follows."

[girrthedog]

Fury sliver

"A rift opened, and our arrows were abruptly stilled. To move was to push the world. But the sliver's claw still twitched, red wounds appeared in Thed's chest, and ribbons of blood hung in the air."
—Adom Capashen, Benalish hero

[girrthedog]

Prince of Thralls

"There are none alive that I cannot crush. There are none dead that I do not command."

Sorry i don't know how to do the hyperlink

[girrthedog]

Black Knight

Battle doesn't need a purpose; the battle is its own purpose. You don't ask why a plague spreads or a field burns. Don't ask why I fight.

[girrthedog]

Kami Of Old Stone


"There was a wall here. Now it is dust. A tower rose here. Now it is fallen. An army fought here. Now it is dead. A spirit was here. It is all that remains."
—Snow-Fur, kitsune poet

[Rocket]

goblin king

To become king of the Goblins, one must assassinate the previous king. Thus, only the most foolish seek positions of leadership.

[GGoLre]

Flare:
"The secret of destruction is simple: everything burns!"

Uthden Troll:
"Oi oi oi, me gotta hurt in 'ere,
Oi oi oi, me smell a ting is near,
Gonna bosh 'n gonna nosh 'n da hurt'll disappear."
—Troll chant

[The_Real_eRok]

My personal favorites are:

Sliver Overlord:
"The end of evolution."

and

Near-Death Experience:
"Lands ravaged, cities in ruins, so many lives sacrificed, and yet there was no other word for it but victory."

[Void Elemental]

If it comes for you, die boldly or die swiftly--for die you will. - Balefire Dragon

[Jazz24]

My personal favorite is the flavor text on Vizzerdrix

A bored wizard once created a vizzerdrix out of a bunny and a piranha. He never made that mistake again.

[Vipersx911]

Horas swore off drinking, but after meeting the creature again decided he'd better start again.

-Fleeting Image

[cob]

I actually complied a list of my favorite flavor texts, updated as I buy new cards. Here's a few of the best


Worship

"Believe in the Ideal, not the idol"



Counsel of the Soratami

Wisdom is not thecounting of all the drops in a waterfall. Wisdom is learning why the water seeks the Earth

Taste of Blood

"How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads, to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams."
—Bram Stoker, Dracula

^^ I was glad to see that one. Dracula is one of the most well written books ever.

Even though I'm soooooo tired of this card, the text is awesome

Mana Leak

“The fatal flaw inevery plan is the assumption that you know more than your enemy”

[MTGWizard]

I enjoy the flavor text of _____________
1: This card’s flavor text becomes the flavor text of your choice. (This ability doesn’t work because it’s flavor text, not rules text (but neither does this reminder text, so you figure it out).)

[Jake1991]

I enjoy the flavor text of _____________
1: This card’s flavor text becomes the flavor text of your choice. (This ability doesn’t work because it’s flavor text, not rules text (but neither does this reminder text, so you figure it out).)

6 month necro. Let dead threads rest in peace.

[brandonfloyd25]

Fling from Stronghold
"It's raining Rat's and Mogg's"

Fling from M13
"About halfway to the target, Snukk vowed never to be tricked again"

Lhurgoyf
"Ach! Hans, run! It's the lhurgoyf!"
—Saffi Eriksdotter, last words

Adaptive Snapjaw
"Eh, Needs more toad"
-- Gulistan, Simic Biomancer

[jbcold]

Well I like a couple:

Army of the damned
"Sometimes death knocks on the door, sometimes it comes tearing down the walls"

Tragic slip
"Linger on death's door and risk being invited in"

Devour flesh
"His twisted mind concluded that if he was what he ate, and he wanted to stay human..."

>XD

[jbcold]

Another great one is Skirk prospector
"I like goblins, they make funny popping sounds when they die"

[NIKTER]

Another great one is Skirk prospector
"I like goblins, they make funny popping sounds when they die"

thats a funny one

[jbcold]

"I wish I could rewrite my every deed to kill you with my first breath instead of my last" - Dying wish