First Contact
Star Trek 199 • common
- Set
- Star Trek
- Collector number
- 199
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Kieran Yanner
What it does
Mill four cards. You may put a permanent card from among them into your hand. If this spell is the first spell you've cast this game, you gain 2 life. (To mill four cards, put the top four cards of your library into your graveyard.)
Interspecies diplomacy isn't a calling for the faint of heart.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
The First Contact card was released as part of the Star Trek Customizable Card Game, published by Decipher in the late 1990s. It was designed to represent the pivotal moment of cultural exchange depicted in the Star Trek franchise, serving as a tactical instant card that allowed players to simulate diplomatic or technological breakthroughs during gameplay.
The illustration for the card was created by artist Kieran Yanner, who utilized a clean, atmospheric style to capture the tension and wonder associated with the franchise's iconic initial meetings between species. The card was widely distributed as a common rarity, making it a foundational element for players building decks around the United Federation of Planets faction.
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