Floodgate
Mirage 67 • uncommon
- Set
- Mirage
- Collector number
- 67
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jeff Miracola
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Defender
When this creature has flying, sacrifice it.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, it deals damage to each nonblue creature without flying equal to half the number of Islands you control, rounded down.
"Quick, Rhirhok—teach me to swim!"— Makht, goblin casualty
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
Floodgate was released in 1996 as part of the Mirage expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the first set in the Mirage block, it introduced a new design philosophy for the game, focusing on a more cohesive thematic world and mechanics that slowed down gameplay compared to previous iterations. The card was designed to reflect the set's tropical, island-continent aesthetic, depicting a strategic mechanism used to manage water flow within this evocative environment.
The illustration for Floodgate was created by artist Christopher Rush, a foundational figure in early Magic art. Rush was known for his iconic, high-contrast style that defined the visual identity of the game during its formative years. In this piece, he employed his characteristic bold lines and vibrant palette to capture the tension of a dam under pressure, which resonated with players as a functional if niche inclusion within blue-aligned control decks of the mid-nineties.
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