Emberwilde Djinn
Mirage 172 • rare
- Set
- Mirage
- Collector number
- 172
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Mike Dringenberg
- Market price
- $0.64
What it does
Flying
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may pay red mana red mana or 2 life. If the player does, they gain control of this creature.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Emberwilde Djinn was released in 1996 as part of the Mirage expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set is historically significant for being the first to introduce the 'blocks' system, where subsequent sets were designed to interact thematically and mechanically with one another. It was created during a period when Wizards of the Coast was shifting toward more cohesive world-building and narrative-driven card design, drawing heavily on themes inspired by Arabian mythology.
The artwork for the card was created by artist Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic figures in the game's early visual history. Rush designed the Djinn to capture the volatile and taxing nature of fire-based entities within the game's mechanics, utilizing a dramatic and bold illustration style that became a hallmark of the Mirage set. Upon release, the card was noted for its unique 'cumulative upkeep' mechanic, which challenged players to balance a powerful creature against an increasingly difficult resource drain each turn.
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