Elvish Lyrist
World Championship Decks 1999 ml248 • common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 1999
- Collector number
- ml248
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Rebecca Guay
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
green mana, tap, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target enchantment.
Bring the spear of ancient briar; Bring the torch to light the pyre. Bring the one who trod our ground; Bring the spade to dig his mound.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Elvish Lyrist was included in the 1999 World Championship Decks, a series of preconstructed decks released by Wizards of the Coast. These decks were exact replicas of the 60-card decks used by the top eight finishers at the 1999 Magic: The Gathering World Championship in Tokyo, Japan. The inclusion of this card allowed players to replicate the strategies and card compositions employed by professional competitors during that era of the game's evolution.
Originally illustrated by Anson Maddocks, the Elvish Lyrist features a distinct gold-bordered card face and a special back design that differentiates it from standard tournament-legal printings. These decks were intended as both a commemorative memento of the high-level tournament play and a practical educational tool for players to study the competitive metagame. The aesthetic shift to the gold border was specifically implemented to ensure the cards remained non-tournament legal while celebrating the artistry of the original Urza's Destiny expansion release.
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