Crimson Wisps
The List SHM-88 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- SHM-88
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Jim Nelson
- Market price
- $0.88
What it does
Target creature becomes red and gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack and tap this turn.)
Draw a card.
The whispers are incomprehensible, yet cinders always hear a message of urgency.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Crimson Wisps originated in the Shadowmoor expansion set for Magic: The Gathering, released in 2008. The set was designed to explore a darker, more volatile version of the Lorwyn plane, shifting the color pie focus toward hybrid mana and themes of transformation. Within this mechanical framework, the card was created as a low-cost, instant-speed effect intended to grant haste and card draw to a creature, serving as a tactical utility piece for aggressive red decks of the era.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Christopher Moeller, who captured the chaotic, spectral essence of the Wisps in the gloom of Shadowmoor. Moeller's approach focused on dynamic motion and a distinct color palette that aligned with the set's twilight aesthetic. Upon its release, the card was noted for its efficiency in specific combo-oriented strategies, and it was later included in 'The List'—a recurring, curated selection of reprints—as a nod to its enduring utility in casual and niche constructed play formats.
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