Arctic Merfolk
Planeshift 21 • common
- Set
- Planeshift
- Collector number
- 21
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Ron Spears
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Kicker—Return a creature you control to its owner's hand. (You may return a creature you control to its owner's hand in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.)
If this creature was kicked, it enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Arctic Merfolk was released in the Planeshift expansion of Magic: The Gathering in February 2001. As the second set in the Invasion block, it focused on the conflict between the forces of Dominaria and the invading Phyrexians, portraying the diverse ecosystems caught in the wake of the war. The card represents the niche ecological adaptations of creatures living in the frozen reaches of the world.
The card features artwork by Christopher Moeller, who employed his signature painterly style to capture the creature's harsh, sub-zero habitat. The design aims to blend traditional merfolk anatomy with rugged, fur-clad aesthetic elements suitable for icy waters, helping to establish the visual identity of the plane's colder regions during a period when the game was heavily emphasizing flavor-rich, localized world-building.
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