Anaconda
Portal 158† • uncommon
- Set
- Portal
- Collector number
- 158†
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Andrew Robinson
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in 1997, Anaconda is part of the Portal expansion set for Magic: The Gathering. This set was designed specifically to serve as an entry point for new players, utilizing simplified mechanics and stripped-down rules to make the game more accessible compared to the complex systems of the core sets. The card was created during a period where Wizards of the Coast was experimenting with localized product lines aimed at teaching the fundamental flow of play.
The illustration for Anaconda was provided by artist Greg Staples, who contributed a dark, naturalistic aesthetic common to the era's creature designs. Staples sought to evoke a sense of lurking, swamp-based menace, aligning with the card's mechanical function as a green-aligned creature. While the card is often remembered more for its role in introducing the concept of simplified gameplay than for its competitive prowess, it remains a nostalgic touchstone for collectors of early Magic: The Gathering base sets.
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