Blinking Spirit
Ninth Edition 8★ • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 8★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Allen Williams
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
0 generic mana: Return this creature to its owner's hand.
"Don't look at it! Maybe it'll go away!"— Ib Halfheart, goblin tactician
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
Blinking Spirit was originally printed in the Legends expansion in 1994, designed as part of a cycle of creatures capable of returning to their owner's hand to evade destruction. Its inclusion in Ninth Edition, a 2005 core set, marked a period where Wizards of the Coast sought to stabilize the game's identity by reprinting iconic or mechanically instructive cards from earlier sets to help newer players grasp the concept of combat interactions.
The art for the Ninth Edition version was created by Greg Staples, who moved away from the more abstract, surrealist style of the original card to provide a clearer, more grounded interpretation of the creature. This aesthetic shift reflected the mid-2000s design direction of the game, which prioritized readable card art to ensure that the mechanics and the creature's presence were immediately understandable to players in a competitive environment.
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