Blazing Specter
Invasion 236 • rare
- Set
- Invasion
- Collector number
- 236
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- Marc Fishman
- Market price
- $2.88
What it does
Flying, haste
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Blazing Specter was released in 2000 as part of the Invasion expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed during a period when Wizards of the Coast was emphasizing multi-colored card designs and the narrative conflict between the forces of the Phyrexians and the Dominarian coalition, this red creature card was designed to capitalize on the set's mechanical focus on domain-based synergy and aggressive pacing.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Carl Critchlow, who contributed extensively to the game throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. Critchlow utilized his signature stylized aesthetic to depict the creature as a menacing, ethereal force of fire, aligning with the artistic direction of the Invasion block which sought to portray high-fantasy stakes through vivid, distinct creature typings.
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