Bursting Beebles
Unhinged 28 • common
- Set
- Unhinged
- Collector number
- 28
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- David “Beeblemania” Martin
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls two or more nonland permanents that share an artist.
Like thousands of others, the beebles quit Magic for several years following the release of the Mercadian Masques set.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Bursting Beebles was released in 2004 as part of Unhinged, the second joke-focused expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by Wizards of the Coast under the guidance of Mark Rosewater, the set was built around unconventional mechanics that broke the traditional rules of the game for comedic effect. This card specifically utilizes the 'un-set' signature humor, featuring a chaotic, lighthearted illustration by Randy Elliott that captures the whimsical and disruptive nature the set intended to cultivate.
The design of Bursting Beebles leans into the set's experimental spirit by parodying standard creature card types while introducing self-referential gameplay mechanics. Within the Magic community, Unhinged is regarded as a cult classic for its bold departure from serious competitive play. Critics and players at the time noted that while the cards were not legal for sanctioned tournament play, they served as a vital creative outlet for designers to explore concepts that were otherwise too bizarre for the main game, cementing the Beebles as a nostalgic piece of Magic's experimental history.
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