Drake Hatchling
Mercadian Masques 76 • common
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 76
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Bradley Williams
- Market price
- $0.10
What it does
Flying
blue mana: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.
There is beauty in the space between learning to fly and taking it for granted.
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 Drake Hatchling was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion set for Magic: The Gathering. This set shifted the game's aesthetic toward the trade-focused plane of Mercadia, characterized by themes of political intrigue and a unique visual style that moved away from traditional high fantasy tropes. As a blue creature card, the Hatchling was designed to represent the utility and scaling mechanics common to the color's roster at the time, offering a low-cost early game presence that could be bolstered with additional mana resources.
The card's illustration was created by artist Greg Staples, who contributed extensively to the game during this era. Staples utilized a moody, atmospheric technique to depict the small drake, focusing on its emergence and physical anatomy to ground the creature within the set’s broader narrative of a bustling, alien city. The card saw moderate play in limited formats of the era, where its ability to trade with or survive against early aggressive threats made it a functional, if understated, inclusion in blue-aligned decks.
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