Form of the Dinosaur
Rivals of Ixalan 103 • rare
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan
- Collector number
- 103
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Daarken
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
When this enchantment enters, your life total becomes 15.
At the beginning of your upkeep, this enchantment deals 15 damage to target creature an opponent controls and that creature deals damage equal to its power to you.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Form of the Dinosaur was released in the 2018 expansion Rivals of Ixalan for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed around a central theme of exploration and tribal warfare on the plane of Ixalan, a world defined by its lush jungles and prehistoric inhabitants. This card specifically reflects the set's focus on powerful, ancient creatures, capturing the adventurous and sometimes absurd spirit of high-fantasy storytelling that defined the block's creative direction.
The card was illustrated by Victor Adame Minguez, who sought to capture the transformative and chaotic nature of the spell as a player is physically reshaped into a dinosaur. The design team created it as a rare enchantment that alters the player's life total and grants a combat ability, aiming to provide a high-variance, flavorful experience for casual formats like Commander. Upon release, it was received as a quintessential 'build-around' card, valued more for its unique, thematic mechanical identity than for competitive tournament efficacy.
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