Darting Merfolk
World Championship Decks 2001 ab72 • common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2001
- Collector number
- ab72
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Sam Wood
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
blue mana: Return this creature to its owner's hand.
You might as well try to catch water with a net.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Darting Merfolk card appearing in the 2001 World Championship Decks was a specific printing commemorating the competitive Magic: The Gathering circuit. These decks were produced by Wizards of the Coast to replicate the exact card lists used by top-performing players at the 2001 World Championships, allowing fans to own and play with professional-level deck configurations.
The original card illustration, created by artist Heather Hudson, depicts a stylized merfolk navigating deep-sea currents. The artwork was designed to evoke a sense of fluid motion and aquatic agility, fitting the creature's gameplay mechanics. While the original set release received standard critical feedback, the World Championship printing is valued by collectors today as a historical artifact of the game's competitive growth and global reach during that era.
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