Magic: The Gathering

Creature Bond

Limited Edition Alpha 55 • common

Set: Limited Edition Alpha
Collector number: 55
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana blue mana
Type: Enchantment
Colors: Blue
Artist: Anson Maddocks
Market price: $34.63

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What it's worth

$34.63market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$32.00 – $34.63 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a common card from the very first set of the game, this piece serves as a foundational example of early card design. Its presence in the opening collection establishes a baseline for how permanent enchantments were utilized to influence creature behavior during the game's earliest iterations.

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Card face

What it does

Enchant creature

When enchanted creature dies, this Aura deals damage equal to that creature's toughness to the creature's controller.

Formats

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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Provenance

Where it came from

Creature Bond was released in 1993 as part of the Limited Edition Alpha set, the foundational debut of Magic: The Gathering. Designed by Richard Garfield, the set introduced players to a new genre of strategy that combined collectible trading cards with complex game mechanics, fundamentally altering the landscape of gaming history.

The card features an illustration by Dameon Willich, who contributed numerous pieces to the early game. His work in the Alpha set typically leaned into a gritty, atmospheric aesthetic, aiming to evoke the high-fantasy lore of the game's original multiverse. While the card is mechanically straightforward, it stands as a testament to the experimental design phase of early Magic, reflecting a period where the rules and power levels were still being established by the developers.

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About

About Creature Bond

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