Cryptic Annelid
Future Sight 34 • uncommon
- Set
- Future Sight
- Collector number
- 34
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Anthony S. Waters
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
When this creature enters, scry 1, then scry 2, then scry 3. (To scry X, look at the top X cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cryptic Annelid was released in 2007 as part of the Future Sight set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. As the third and final installment of the Time Spiral block, the set was designed to explore themes of temporal displacement and potential futures of the game's mechanics. The card introduced the 'scry' ability in a repeatable fashion, reflecting the set's intent to revitalize older mechanics by integrating them into new card designs.
The card's art was created by Anthony S. Waters, a prolific contributor to the game during the mid-2000s. His design for the Cryptic Annelid leans into the biological horror aesthetic common in the set's portrayal of the Phyrexians and other grotesque entities. By depicting an otherworldly worm-like creature in a stark, cavernous environment, Waters captured the uncanny and unpredictable nature of the set's 'future' timeline, earning recognition for its atmospheric contribution to the game's visual identity.
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About Cryptic Annelid
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