Carnivorous Plant
Anthologies 53 • common
- Set
- Anthologies
- Collector number
- 53
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Quinton Hoover
- Market price
- $0.39
What it does
Defender
"It had a mouth like that of a great beast, and gnashed its teeth as it strained to reach us. I am thankful it possessed no means of locomotion."— Vervamon the Elder
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Carnivorous Plant card was released in 1997 as part of the Magic: The Gathering Anthologies box set. This set was designed as a curated retrospective, collecting cards from earlier expansions to introduce newer players to the game's history and diverse mechanics. It served as a bridge between the foundational sets of the mid-1990s and the rapidly evolving gameplay standards of the late nineties.
The card features an illustration by Dan Frazier, a prolific artist whose work defined much of the early visual identity of the game. His depiction captures a fantastical, predatory flora aesthetic that aligns with the game's creature-heavy design philosophy of the era. Upon its release, the card was received as a straightforward, utilitarian creature card, valued more for its thematic resonance within the green color identity than for competitive tournament play.
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