"Maloko si Oko"

"Maloko si Oko"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

I was reading the interview for Oko and all I can say is Maloko siya. Maloko si Oko. It seems that Magic wants another trickster planeswalker and Throne of Eldrain has one in Oko.

While they did not reveal his abilities let us hope that it does reflect on his mischievousness. Now so far that is all we know of him so this is about the time that we enter into speculative theories.

#1 Oko will introduce new mana in MTG.

While there have been talks about this new 6th color since as far as I can remember while playing magic , there have been no signs that it would actually come true. Some people thought it was the Wastes from Battle of Zendikar but that is just a symbol upgrade for something that already exists. Colorless mana. 

However this pictue of Oko shows 3 mana threads and one of them is colored purple. The very same color that people always speculate will be the new color of Magic. As of this point we can not be sure but if this is a new color of magic then there will be a lot of things to consider. A new Color Pie chart for one. And that things that it can cast. Maybe Barney.

#2 Oko is kind of like Loki.

Notice the OK in between there.Yeah. I did too. It means nothing. But the thing I would like to point is that if Oko is a shapeshifter(like Loki) and mischievous(like Loki as well) He might very well be the first planeswalker to turn into a creature that is a copy of an existing creature on the battlefield. Yes we had Gideon(who turns to an Indestructible Soldier) and Sarkhan(who turns into a Dragon) but we never had a planeswalker card that could potentially turn into anything that is on the battlefield. Who knows he might not just be limited to copying creatures.

#3 Oko and the Kpop aesthetic

Many players have been pointing to this Kpop vibe that Oko exudes and why not right? Kpop is pretty mainstream nowadays and a lot of MTG fans are also Kpop fans. It might be the right time for a Korean inspired set. We have been to China , Japan , India , Greece. Maybe it might be Korea's turn next.