Dragon Whelp
Collectors' Edition 142 • uncommon
- Set
- Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 142
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Amy Weber
- Market price
- $6.00
What it does
Flying
red mana: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. If this ability has been activated four or more times this turn, sacrifice this creature at the beginning of the next end step.
"O to be a dragon . . . of silkworm size or immense . . ." —Marianne Moore, "O to Be a Dragon"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dragon Whelp was originally released in the 1993 Alpha set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, designed by Richard Garfield to be a core representative of the Red mana color. The Collectors' Edition, released in late 1993, served as a non-tournament-legal promotional set intended to showcase the game's early artwork and design language to a wider audience, featuring gold-bordered backs and square corners that distinguished them from standard play cards.
The iconic illustration for the card was created by artist Jesper Myrfors, the original art director for the game. Myrfors aimed for a classic high-fantasy aesthetic that captured the creature's growth mechanic, where the whelp gains power through an investment of red mana. While the card is often remembered for its mechanical simplicity, it remains a nostalgic touchstone for early players who valued the card's quintessential dragon imagery.
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