Hello again! It's been a minute.  
  
Since the [last post](https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgvorthos/comments/1nwh8v2/om1_flavoring_project_cards_1520_popular_in_edh/), I've been formatting more cards and trying to set up this project (small as it may be) for success.

As you likely know, the idea of this series is to add flavor text to the [150 cards](https://scryfall.com/search?q=s%3Aspm+has%3Aflavor) that would be missing it, if the digital-only Through the Omenpaths set were printed to paper.

On this post, we'll be focusing on ~~sinister~~ six non-legendary creatures with hybrid mana symbols, those being [Cheering Crowd](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/129/cheering-crowd), [Diligent Webkeepers](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/134/web-warriors), [Gallant Citizen](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/137/gallant-citizen), [Leyline Weaver](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/144/spider-manifestation), [Mob Lookout](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/147/mob-lookout), and [Wonderweave Aerialist](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/159/skyward-spider).

But first, let me talk through some of the newly-finalized ones.

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[Belion, the Parched](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/27/hydro-man-fluid-felon) is a Theros card that uses flavortext privately suggested to me by u/Ok\_Store\_8867, the text being "Crafty Belion was sure he could escape the Underworld—after one more sip…" I particularly like this one because it tells the full story of the art, the name, and the mechanics in harmony and the best part is that it's not even a stretch.

[Scorvus Ames, Crimelord](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/68/scorpion-seething-striker) uses as [suggestion](https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgvorthos/comments/1norrgt/comment/nfy3mi6/) given by u/NoochNoochNooch on the general thread a week- geez, it's been *12 days already*? Yikes. Anyway, it's a nice take on the continued story of Thunder Junction, post set story. I added the ironic "unfortunate" to the original suggestion to hopefully drive home how much of a conniver this big, bad bandit is.

My choice for **Kraza, the Swarm as One** was actually kind of a toss up between a three equally good ones. In the end, I settled on u/NDrangle23's [line](https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgvorthos/comments/1nwh8v2/comment/nhgfrkf/), with a single word removed for spacing considerations. Perhaps my choice was affected by my wishful thinking about Unnamed Arachno-Plane's lore, but I still think it is a fine choice to establish the anarchist personality that the art and mechanics exudes.

The text I personally choose for **Detect Intrusion** and **Restitching** came from u/glumbroewniefog. A quick look behind the curtain - this time, I wrote down every suggestion for the last post without considerations to upvotes or username, mixed them up, and considered them by their merits, one by one while looking at the card. Perhaps it's the lightly sardonic tone that speaks to me for these two fae-inspired cards. Certainly, the suggestions from [AmoongussHateAcc](https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgvorthos/comments/1nwh8v2/comment/nhg64gr/) and [NDrangle](https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgvorthos/comments/1nwh8v2/comment/nhgfrkf/) are equally strong choices if you're searching for alternatives.

I settled on **Phenomena Recorder**, another u/NDrangle23 [story](https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgvorthos/comments/1nwh8v2/comment/nhgfrkf/) because it added a new dimension to the mechanics, setting it apart from the SPM version. As opposed to *just* "snapping a picture copies a moment", it also becomes "snapping a picture *steals the card's very soul*" - a concept that actually helped me remember the mechanics better. Since this may be a card with a lot of utility in the future, it gave it an edge in my mind. Regardless, there's an argument to be made for u/AmoongussHateAcc's [version](https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgvorthos/comments/1nwh8v2/comment/nhg64gr/) which very neatly calls back to an [existing Duskmourn card](https://scryfall.com/card/dsk/8/exorcise) with a sort-of "camera" on it.

Lastly, u/Bag\_of\_bats' [idea](https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgvorthos/comments/1nwh8v2/comment/nhgglkt/) for **Fearsome Ridgeline** reminded me of why I was attracted to this project in the first place - to appreciate Magic lore, old and new. Tying the art directly to Seanan McGuire's [Lightning Proving](https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/tarkir-dragonstorm-mardu-where-lightning-tells-our-story) story is a very nice touch. I also wanted to pick u/DaVigi's [reference](https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgvorthos/comments/1nwh8v2/comment/nhg30ow/) to Sarkan for a very similar reason, but I can only choose one.

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It's already this long? Well, congrats for bothering to read or skip this far.

* [Cheering Crowd](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/129/cheering-crowd) is provably set on Avishkar, very likely during the [Ghirapur Grand Prix](https://mtg.wiki/page/Ghirapur_Grand_Prix) of Aetherdrift. The colors on the art stand out from many of the others' more earthy tones and the mechanics seem to represent a growing enthusiasm as the racers (represented by the players) make faster, more risky moves.
* [Diligent Webkeepers](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/134/web-warriors) could either be on the Unnamed Arachno-Plane or somewhere entirely different. We can't be sure! We know that whatever they are doing involves the same golden, magical silk that appears on the art of a [few](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/132/mary-jane-watson) [other](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/144/spider-manifestation) [cards](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/6/rent-is-due), either intentionally or otherwise. We also know, as per the card type, that this work is objectively *Heroic*. Could they be [mending leylines](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/144/spider-manifestation) to prevent catastrophe? Are they [protecting fates](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/105/radioactive-spider) in some mysterious way? Or perhaps they are using their magic to aid [Darval](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/9/spider-man-web-slinger), Whose Web Protects?
* [Gallant Citizen](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/137/gallant-citizen) is a Thunder Junction card that I couldn't quite parse until I got ahold of higher quality art, which more clearly depicts a kind-faced [Atiin](https://mtg.wiki/page/Atiin) citizen being praised by the community for something. (The people in the background are clapping.) Maybe they clap because the Gallant Citizen gives you a free card? ^(Something about being "hand neutral" means you "give him a hand"? No?)
* [Leyline Weaver](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/144/spider-manifestation) could have been called "Spider Manifestation" in my humble opinion. The art that the card uses for SPM is actually my favorite of that set, but that's neither here nor there. Everything I said about Diligent Webkeepers equally applies to this card, save for the fact that this arachnid's work is neither heroic nor villainous. Weaving leys is morally neutral, apparently. Perhaps the "mana 4 or greater" part of its text is meant to represent a burst of magical energy from the nearby leyline (you) that reinvigorates the little worker to get back to mana-dorking.
* [Mob Lookout](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/147/mob-lookout) is a Capenna card, likely set in the city of New Capenna, given the architecture and the whole *vibe*. Seems fairly cut-and-dry what's going on here, save for the fact that I'm not sure who's from what mob. This is a dark spot in my knowledge that maybe one of you could illuminate.
* [Wonderweave Aerialist](https://scryfall.com/card/om1/159/skyward-spider) *looks* like a Capenna card, but can't be definitively placed anywhere for certain. According to the card's artist, Eelis Kyttanen, the card is set on \[some kind of circus\](https://bsky.app/profile/eeliskyttanen.bsky.social/post/3lylzwh2l722g), so that's all we know! The performer flies in the air as long as we've got our spiders/spidenchantments.

And that's it!   
I thank you once again for your assistance.

OM1 Flavoring Project (CARDS 21-26: Hybrid Cards)