Daggerback Basilisk
Battlebond 194 • common
- Set
- Battlebond
- Collector number
- 194
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Jesper Ejsing
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
"Petrifying gaze, deadly fangs, knifelike dorsal spines, venomous saliva . . . Am I missing anything? . . . Toxic bones? Seriously?"— Samila, Murasa Expeditionary House
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
Daggerback Basilisk was released in 2018 as part of Battlebond, a Magic: The Gathering expansion set specifically designed for the Two-Headed Giant multiplayer format. The set was conceived as a thematic celebration of a gladiatorial arena, focusing on team-based combat and shared victory conditions. Within this context, the card was created as a mid-range green creature designed to function as a deterrent, utilizing the 'reach' and 'deathtouch' mechanics to manage opponents' flying threats while acting as a defensive wall.
The artwork for the card was provided by veteran illustrator Svetlin Velinov. In designing the creature, Velinov focused on conveying the dangerous, reptilian anatomy of a basilisk, emphasizing the jagged, dagger-like spines along its back that give the creature its name. The aesthetic direction aimed to ground the monster within the high-fantasy gladiator setting, emphasizing its role as a lethal combatant within the arenas of Kylem.
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