Drift of the Dead
Ice Age 123 • uncommon
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 123
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Brian Snõddy
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Drift of the Dead's power and toughness are each equal to the number of snow lands you control.
"Take their dead, and entomb them in the snow. Risen, they shall serve a new purpose."— Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Drift of the Dead was released in 1995 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set Ice Age. The set was designed to introduce a colder, more thematic atmosphere to the game, focusing on survival and winter-themed mechanics. As an uncommon creature card, it was crafted to offer a defensive presence in the early stages of play, reflecting the set's broader design shift toward longer, more grind-oriented games compared to the faster pace of earlier releases.
The card’s illustration was created by Brian Snõddy, a prominent artist during the game's formative years. Snõddy’s aesthetic for the card leaned into the grim, frozen imagery characteristic of the Ice Age setting, utilizing muted tones and skeletal forms to evoke a sense of restless decay. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, if situational, defensive piece that contributed to the overall world-building of the Dominaria setting.
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