Boreal Griffin
Coldsnap 2 • common
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Collector number
- 2
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Cyril Van Der Haegen
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Flying
S symbol: This creature gains first strike until end of turn. (S symbol can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)
"More than snow falls from the Boreal skies."— Arkin Egilsson, skycaptain
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Boreal Griffin was released in 2006 as part of the Coldsnap expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set was unique in design, serving as the third and final installment of the Ice Age block, released over a decade after the original Ice Age and Alliances sets. It was designed to complete the mechanical and thematic vision of the setting, which focused on a harsh, post-cataclysmic world trapped in a perpetual winter.
The illustration was created by artist Heather Hudson, who has contributed extensively to the game since the mid-1990s. Her design for the creature emphasizes the stark, snowy aesthetic of the Coldsnap set, utilizing a cool color palette and a graceful pose to capture the ethereal nature of the griffin. Upon release, the card was received as a functional addition to the limited format, appreciated for its straightforward design and thematic alignment with the expansion's focus on white-aligned defensive creatures.
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