Dancing Scimitar
Fifth Edition 362 • rare
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 362
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Bobbing merrily from opponent to opponent, the scimitar began adding playful little flourishes to its strokes; it even turned a couple of somersaults.
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
The Dancing Scimitar was introduced to the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in 1997 as part of the Fifth Edition core set. This release was significant as it served as a comprehensive anthology of cards from earlier expansions, intended to provide a stable foundation for the game's growing player base. The design reflects the mid-nineties aesthetic of the game, which leaned into high-fantasy tropes and artifacts that brought inanimate objects to life on the battlefield.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Jeff A. Menges, who was a frequent contributor to the game’s early visual identity. His work for this piece highlights the whimsical yet dangerous nature of the sentient blade, capturing the kinetic energy of a weapon fighting independently. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, if standard, artifact creature, valued by players for its straightforward role in deck archetypes that prioritized mechanical utility over complex interactions.
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About Dancing Scimitar
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