Coral Merfolk
Magic 2010 47 • common
- Set
- Magic 2010
- Collector number
- 47
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- rk post
- Market price
- $0.10
What it does
Merfolk are best known for their subtle magic. But those who try to fight them in their own territory quickly realize that merfolk are hardly defenseless on the field of battle.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Coral Merfolk was released in the Magic 2010 core set, a pivotal expansion that arrived in July 2009. This set was designed to modernize the game's core experience, shifting away from long-standing complex mechanics toward more intuitive, thematic gameplay. The card serves as a quintessential 'vanilla' creature, a functional staple meant to introduce new players to the basic concepts of blue-aligned creature combat and simple mana investment.
The illustration for this iteration was created by artist Jaime Jones, who aimed to capture the fluid, ethereal nature of the aquatic species. The design emphasizes the Merfolk's role as a swift, reliable combatant within the game's aquatic-themed archetypes. While the card is a standard mechanical inclusion rather than a narrative focal point, it was well received by the community as a nostalgic callback to the classic design principles that characterized the earliest days of Magic: The Gathering.
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