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  been really bored recently and was looking through M13 and saw the card  fungal sprouting . i got my hopes up that maybe they would bring some new fungi to the magic universe. but in the meantime while i wait i decided to create some cards. i came up with a kind of lord for fungi creatures, thallid overmind, as well as some story to explain where he came from.

alright, if you love fungus creatures, especially the thallids, you should know that  Thelon of Havenwood created the thallids. so i made a story to the creation of the thallids (making this up as i type lol).

it all starts when thelon of havenwood  feared a impending invasion. with nothing else, he turned to magic for the protection his people.  he wanted a creature. a creature that was strong and yet bonded to the forest and helped it. as he prepped the spell, he thought of the idea of a fungi like creature, able to feed on the dead and nourish the forest. the creation of this creature came at a great cost. he added fungal matter and casted his spell. a flash engulfed the room and than a small green creature laid in front of him. being no bigger than his head thelon was discouraged and enraged. how would this thing protect him and his people? temped to end its life, he felt sorrow and remorse. he created this being and it was now his. he picked up the creature and swiftly took it to the forest. he placed it on the forest floor and began to watch it react to the forest. the creature wandered around touching the dead matter and began to rapidly grow. startled thelon fell as the creature doubled in size as it consumed thelons weight in dead matter. he smiled upon this new life, knowing it had a great purpose. he kelt on the forest floor as the creature stummbled towards thelong. he looked at the creature and smiled saying "you are my creation. as i am a creation of the forest you are as well. you will now be called thallid, the first." (thallid after the common family of fungi in the havenwood forest.)

taking thallid, the first back to his home, thelon began to research and teach the fungus creature everything about the forest and the rules of life. as thallid, the first grew so did its knowledge. watching everything it saw, it was learning at an alarming rate and thelon knew this. soon the creature could speak as well as thelon did. fearing how his people would handle this thelon took the creature to the forest. as thallid, the first was left in the forest, it consumed more and more dead matter growing half the height of the trees of havenwood's forest. during this time also, thallid, the first bonded to the forest more than any elf could ever. he drew his power from the very land and trees in it. 

soon the weather began to drastically change and the threat of the invasion was closer than ever as nearby tribes of other creatures were being overrun. thelon went to the forest and spoke to his creation. he told the thallid the reason why he was created. understanding his purpose thallid, the first knew what he had to do. as time went on, thallid the first grew bigger and stronger and did something not even thelon would have thought of. thallid, the first began to create creatures in his own image. the first creatures being thallid s. shortly after he created more complex thallids each with a special role. quickly, thallid, the first, came to realize he could control his creations with his mind as if the creature was part of thallid, the first. releasing this thallid, the first changed his name. he became thallid overmind.

pretty much this was a story in a story in a story :P and i was making this up as i went along so if you think its not very good well now you know lol. anyways, after this the events of what happens follow the magic: the gathering thallid story.
 
  Thallid Overmind 
Creature - Fungus Fungus spells you cast cost less
Other Fungus creatures you control get +1/+2 and saproling creatures you control get +1/+2
At the beginning of your upkeep, put two 1/1 green Saproling creature token onto the battlefield for each fungus creature you control.
"i was created in his image as they were created in mine."
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Thallid Propagator
Creature - Fungus
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a spore counter on thallid propagator.
Remove three spore counters from thallid proagator: Put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token onto the battlefield.
, sacrifice a Saproling: if an effect from a fungus creature you control would put one or more saproling tokens onto the battfield, it puts twice that many saproling tokens instead until the end of the turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
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Fungal Symbiosis
Enchantment - aura
As an additional cost to cast Fungal Symbiosis, tap 1 Fungus creature on the battlefield under your control.
Enchant land
Whenever enchanted land you control is tapped, Put X 1/1 green Saproling creature token onto the battlefield, where X is half the number of each other land you control that share the same name as enchanted land.

Spreading Mycelium
Tribal Sorcery - Fungus
As an additional cost to cast Spreading Mycelium, tap a fungus creature you control and sacrifice a saproling.
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, and put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand. Then shuffle your library

Spore burst
Tribal enchantment  – fungus
Sacrifice a saproling: put X spore counters on each fungus creature you control, where X is the number of fungus creatures you control.
"your death feeds the needs of many"

flooded havenwood forest
land
As flooded havenwood forest enters the battlefield, you may tap a fungus creatures you control. If you don't, flooded havenwood forest comes into play tapped. 
add or to your mana pool 
Not even the catastrophic floods seemed to harm the fungi. They just seemed to feed on those that died, growing in numbers.

thallid sporeswarmer
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a spore counter on thallid sporeswarmer (max 6).
Remove three spore counters from thallid sporeswarmer: Put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token onto the battlefield
, sacrifice a saproling and remove all spore counters from thallid sporeswarmer: put X spore counter on each fungus creature you control equal to the number of spore counters that were on thallid sporeswarmer.
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thallid sporebearer
creature - fungus
defender
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a spore counter on thallid sporebearer.
Remove three spore counters from thallid sporebearer: Put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token onto the battlefield
sacrifice a saproling: search your library for a fungus creature, reveal it, then shuffle your library and put that card on top of it.
"the spores from my first thallid could become any type of fungi the overmind wanted." - Thelon of Havenwood
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