Archetype of Imagination
The List C18-81 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- C18-81
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Robbie Trevino
- Market price
- $1.35
What it does
Creatures you control have flying.
Creatures your opponents control lose flying and can't have or gain flying.
"Is it not the embodiment of our aspirations?"— Prokopios, astronomer of Meletis
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Archetype of Imagination was first introduced in the Born of the Gods expansion for Magic: The Gathering, released in early 2014. It is part of a cycle of legendary creatures designed to grant specific static abilities to creatures you control while stripping the same abilities from those controlled by opponents, reflecting the set's focus on the power of the gods and their influence over the mortal realm.
The card features artwork by Chase Stone, who rendered the creature as a majestic, ethereal manta ray soaring through a dreamlike sky. The design was intended to evoke themes of fluid movement and intellectual dominance within the blue color identity, and it has remained a staple in casual and Commander formats due to its unique ability to render an entire board of creatures unblockable.
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