Body Snatcher
Urza's Destiny 53 • rare
- Set
- Urza's Destiny
- Collector number
- 53
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Market price
- $0.54
What it does
When this creature enters, exile it unless you discard a creature card.
When this creature dies, exile it and return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
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
Body Snatcher was released in 1999 as part of Urza's Destiny, the final expansion in the Urza's Saga block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed by Wizards of the Coast to conclude the narrative arc surrounding the planeswalker Urza and his multiversal conflict against the Phyrexians, a theme defined by complex mechanics and artifacts.
The card features artwork by Christopher Moeller, who captured the macabre nature of the card's effect, which involves discarding a card to return a creature from the graveyard to the battlefield. The design reflects the 'reanimation' archetype prevalent in black-aligned decks of the era, focusing on themes of resurrection and sacrifice that have been a cornerstone of the game's mechanical identity since its inception.
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About Body Snatcher
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