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Magic: The Gathering

Force of Nature

Fifth Edition 294 • rare

Set
Fifth Edition
Collector number
294
Rarity
Rare
Mana cost
2 generic mana green mana green mana green mana green mana
Type
Creature
Colors
Green
Artist
Pete Venters
Market price
$0.43
$0.43est. via TCGplayer
104,743cards tracked
15other printings of this card
Card face

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.

"It blinked, and flower petals fell like tears. Harthar, sensing weakness, attacked—and his blood fell like petals."— Shesul Fass, faerie bard
Formats

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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Provenance

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Force of Nature was first introduced in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as a high-cost, high-reward creature meant to represent the raw, uncontrollable power of the forest. The card quickly became iconic for its imposing stats relative to the game's early state, balanced by a significant maintenance cost that forced players to make difficult strategic decisions each turn.

The artwork for the Fifth Edition printing, identified by collector number 294, maintains the legacy of the original illustration by Melissa Benson. Her aesthetic captured a monstrous, organic manifestation of greenery that defined the visual identity of green-aligned creatures for early players. Fifth Edition was released in 1997 as a massive base set intended to compile the most essential cards from the game's initial years into a cohesive, updated format for the growing community.

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