Arctic Aven
Magic 2013 42 • uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2013
- Collector number
- 42
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Igor Kieryluk
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
Flying
This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains.
white mana: This creature gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
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
Arctic Aven was released in 2012 as part of the Magic 2013 core set, a collection designed to introduce newer players to the mechanics of Magic: The Gathering while providing strategic depth for established veterans. The card functions as a white-aligned flying creature with a conditional boost to its toughness, reflecting the thematic focus on environmental themes and aerial combat common to the Aven creature type within the game’s lore.
The artwork was created by illustrator Wayne England, a longtime contributor to the game known for his distinctively bold lines and high-contrast shading. His design for this card captures the stoic, predatory grace of an owl-like humanoid in a frozen habitat, a visual style that defined the aesthetic of the 2010s-era core sets and remains a notable example of England's extensive body of work for Wizards of the Coast.
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