Aesthir Glider
Alliances 116a • common
- Set
- Alliances
- Collector number
- 116a
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Ruth Thompson
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
Flying
This creature can't block.
"Sacrilege! A noble ally in life, made nothing more than a glorified kite in death!"— Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Aesthir Glider was released in 1996 as part of the Alliances expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed to explore the complex political landscape of the game's Dominaria setting, specifically focusing on the aftermath of the Ice Age. Within the game's mechanics, the card represented a creature capable of flight, reflecting the thematic focus on agile, ethereal units often associated with the white mana color identity.
The illustration for the card was created by artist Anson Maddocks, who was a prolific contributor to the game's early aesthetic. Maddocks utilized a distinct, often dark and atmospheric style that defined much of the game's visual identity during the mid-nineties. The artwork sought to capture the grace and mechanical appearance of the Aesthir, a recurring creature type in the franchise, positioning it within the rugged, high-fantasy art direction that characterized the Alliances set.
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