Child of Gaea
Urza's Saga 242 • rare
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 242
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Paolo Parente
- Market price
- $0.89
What it does
Trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay green mana green mana.
1 generic mana green mana: Regenerate this creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Child of Gaea was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set marked a significant shift in game design, introducing the enchantment-heavy 'Urza block' and a period of high-powered, complex card interactions. The card itself represents the manifestation of the plane of Dominaria, rooted in the deep lore of the game's ongoing narrative during the late nineties.
The card was illustrated by Terese Nielsen, a prominent artist in the Magic: The Gathering community known for her distinctive, painterly style. In designing Child of Gaea, Nielsen aimed to capture the massive, elemental essence of a world-girdling entity. While the card is often remembered for its imposing mana cost and high power-to-toughness ratio, it remains a notable example of late-nineties creature design that emphasized board presence and the mythical scale of the game's setting.
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