Foul Familiar
Ice Age 126 • common
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 126
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
This creature can't block.
black mana, Pay 1 life: Return this creature to its owner's hand.
"Serve me, and live forever."— Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Foul Familiar was released in 1995 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set Ice Age. This set marked a significant moment in the game's history, as it was the first expansion designed to be played as a standalone environment, introducing mechanics that emphasized a slower, more deliberate style of play suited for the frozen, post-apocalyptic setting of Dominaria.
The card features artwork by Susan Van Camp, who was a prolific contributor to the game’s early aesthetic. Her illustration captures the eerie, skeletal essence of the creature, aligning with the dark, gothic fantasy themes that defined the Ice Age set’s visual identity. Upon release, the card was received as a standard utility creature, valued by players for its role in the black-aligned necromantic strategies that were prevalent in early competitive formats.
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