Allosaurus Rider
Coldsnap 101 • rare
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Collector number
- 101
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Daren Bader
- Market price
- $6.41
What it does
You may exile two green cards from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Allosaurus Rider's power and toughness are each equal to 1 plus the number of lands you control.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Allosaurus Rider was released in 2006 as part of the Coldsnap expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was uniquely designed as a thematic successor to the 1995 Ice Age block, aiming to evoke the mechanical complexity and frigid aesthetic of the original 90s sets. As a green creature card, it was designed to reward players for holding multiple green cards in their hand, allowing for a flexible casting cost that facilitated powerful, high-mana plays early in a game.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Vance Kovacs. Kovacs intended to capture the raw, prehistoric intensity of the creature, depicting the rider in a dynamic, predatory posture that emphasizes the rugged, survivalist tone of the Coldsnap setting. Upon release, the card gained interest among competitive players for its ability to cheat large creatures into play, eventually becoming a staple in specific combo-oriented deck archetypes within the game's older, non-rotating formats.
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