Cairn Wanderer
The List LRW-105 • rare
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- LRW-105
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Nils Hamm
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
As long as a creature card with flying is in a graveyard, this creature has flying. The same is true for fear, first strike, double strike, deathtouch, haste, landwalk, lifelink, protection, reach, trample, shroud, and vigilance.
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
Cairn Wanderer was originally printed in the 2008 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Lorwyn. The card was designed as a rare creature featuring the 'changeling' ability, which allows the card to possess every creature type at all times, making it a highly flexible utility piece for tribal-themed decks. Its appearance in The List, a curated selection of reprints inserted into modern booster packs, reflects its enduring utility in casual formats like Commander where complex, multi-type cards are highly valued.
The artwork for the card was illustrated by Terese Nielsen, a prominent figure in Magic’s visual history. The design emphasizes the creature's shifting, ethereal nature, utilizing a muted, atmospheric color palette that aligns with the whimsical yet slightly melancholic aesthetic of the Lorwyn plane. Upon its debut, it was received as a clever mechanical innovation, praised for its ability to interact with a wide range of tribal synergies while embodying the lore of the shapeshifting inhabitants of the setting.
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