Brooding Saurian
Coldsnap 106 • rare
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Collector number
- 106
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- rk post
- Market price
- $0.38
What it does
At the beginning of each end step, each player gains control of all nontoken permanents they own.
"I have been trapped in the lizard's lair for days. It seems to regard me as its child and will not let me leave."— Aevar Borg, northern guide, journal entry
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
The Brooding Saurian was released in 2006 as part of the Coldsnap expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was famously designed as the 'lost' third installment of the Ice Age block, intended to complete a narrative cycle that had been left unfinished since 1996. The card was crafted to fit within the set's mechanically chilly, survival-themed environment, which emphasized snow-covered lands and long-term resource management.
The card’s illustration was provided by artist Kev Walker, whose gritty and visceral style was a staple of the era. Walker was tasked with depicting the creature’s imposing and sluggish nature, reinforcing the mechanical reality that the Saurian requires players to sacrifice a permanent to keep it in play. Upon release, it was viewed as a niche tactical card, favored by players who enjoyed high-risk, high-reward creature builds within the specific constraints of the Coldsnap draft format.
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