Force of Nature
Fourth Edition 245 • rare
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 245
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana green mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $1.50
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 first introduced in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, later appearing in the Fourth Edition release in 1995 as part of the core set expansion. Originally conceived during the game's inception as a powerful green elemental, it was designed to be a high-cost, high-reward creature that forced players to manage their mana resources carefully to prevent it from dealing damage to them during their upkeep phase.
The artwork was created by Douglas Shuler, one of the original illustrators for the game. Shuler’s depiction of the elemental captured a classic fantasy aesthetic that helped define the visual identity of early green creatures. While the card saw significant use in early kitchen-table play, its mechanical requirement for a cumulative upkeep eventually saw it phased out of competitive rotations as more efficient creatures entered the game pool.
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