Barbtooth Wurm
Starter 1999 125 • common
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Collector number
- 125
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Rebecca Guay
- Market price
- $0.67
What it does
In its lair lies a carpet of bones.
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
The Barbtooth Wurm was released in the Starter 1999 set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was specifically designed as an introductory product for new players, featuring simplified rules and a smaller card pool to ease the barrier to entry for the rapidly growing hobby. As a green creature card, the Barbtooth Wurm served as a classic example of the game's creature-heavy mechanics, emphasizing raw power and combat presence suitable for learning the basic flow of turn-based interaction.
The artwork was commissioned from Rebecca Guay, an illustrator renowned in the Magic community for her ethereal and distinct watercolor style. Guay’s contribution to the card moved away from the more aggressive, hyper-detailed fantasy tropes common in late 90s gaming art, instead providing a textured, organic depiction of the creature. While the card itself is a common and intended for casual play, Guay's unique aesthetic has since elevated her cards to be among the most sought-after by collectors for their artistic merit and historical place in the visual evolution of the game.
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About Barbtooth Wurm
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