Creeping Tar Pit
Doctor Who 858 • rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Collector number
- 858
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Nino Is
- Finish
- Surge
- Market price
- $0.75
What it does
This land enters tapped.
tap: Add blue mana or black mana.
1 generic mana blue mana black mana: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 3/2 blue and black Elemental creature. It's still a land. It can't be blocked this turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Creeping Tar Pit is a land card originally appearing in the Worldwake expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed by Wizards of the Coast to offer players a utility land that could transform into a creature. This specific iteration, numbered 858, was released as part of the Magic: The Gathering x Doctor Who set, which introduced iconic locations and concepts from the television series into the card game's mechanics. The art direction for this version integrates the shifting, predatory nature of the land with the aesthetic of the Doctor Who universe, bridging the gap between high-fantasy land cards and the series' science-fiction environments.
The design process for this crossover sought to evoke the specific sense of danger found in the show's episodes while maintaining the functional integrity of the original card's ability. By featuring the Doctor Who branding, the card functions as both a tactical tool in a deck and a collectible piece of franchise memorabilia. It was received by the community as a thematic reimagining of a classic, providing players with an atmospheric variant that honors the established history of the card while expanding its reach to fans of the series.
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