Dark Hatchling
Planechase Anthology 32 • rare
- Set
- Planechase Anthology
- Collector number
- 32
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Brad Rigney
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Flying
When this creature enters, destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dark Hatchling was originally introduced in the Stronghold expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 1998, designed as a powerful creature that provided both removal and a substantial body. Its inclusion in the 2016 Planechase Anthology, featuring the card with the collector number 32, served to reintroduce the card to a modern audience within the context of the multiplayer-focused Planechase format. The reprint maintained the card's original mechanical identity while fitting into the anthology's thematic collection of pre-constructed decks.
The artwork for Dark Hatchling, created by the artist Kev Walker, captures a menacing and otherworldly aesthetic consistent with the creature's lore as a fearsome predator. Walker, a long-time contributor to the game, aimed to emphasize the card's dark nature through high-contrast lighting and an unsettling, visceral design. The card was well-received upon its initial release for its efficiency in black-aligned control decks, and it remains a staple of its era for its blend of immediate board impact and sustained combat presence.
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