Force of Nature
30th Anniversary Edition 487 • rare
- Set
- 30th Anniversary Edition
- Collector number
- 487
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana green mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $199.99
What it does
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, this creature deals 8 damage to you unless you pay green mana green mana green mana green mana.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Force of Nature was originally printed as a rare green creature in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield. As one of the game's earliest high-cost threats, it was intended to serve as a formidable late-game finisher, though its prohibitive mana cost and cumulative upkeep made it a notoriously difficult card to utilize competitively even in the game's infancy. Its illustration by Christopher Rush remains iconic for capturing the elemental and aggressive spirit of early Magic card art.
The 30th Anniversary Edition, released by Wizards of the Coast in 2022, serves as a commemorative, non-tournament-legal reproduction of the game's earliest cards. This specific printing features the original card frame and artwork but incorporates a unique back design to distinguish it from vintage tournament-legal issues. The release was framed as a collector's tribute to the game's history, designed to offer players a chance to own iconic cards that are otherwise inaccessible due to their extreme scarcity and value in the secondary market.
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