Frankenstein's Monster
The Dark 45 • rare
- Set
- The Dark
- Collector number
- 45
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $7.51
What it does
As this creature enters, exile X creature cards from your graveyard. If you can't, put this creature into its owner's graveyard instead of onto the battlefield. For each creature card exiled this way, this creature enters with a +2/+0, +1/+1, or +0/+2 counter on it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Frankenstein's Monster was released in 1994 as part of The Dark, the fourth expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed with a gothic horror theme, aiming to evoke darker, more macabre aesthetics than previous expansions. The artwork for this specific card was commissioned from Christopher Rush, one of the game's most iconic early illustrators, who focused on capturing a visceral, hulking interpretation of the creature that fit the gloomy, atmospheric tone of the set.
The card mechanics were designed by the Wizards of the Coast team to reflect the iterative and modular nature of the creature’s creation. Players could spend variable amounts of mana to determine the creature's power and toughness upon entering the battlefield, representing the assembly of the monster. While it gained a degree of notoriety among players for its complex board state interactions, it remains a notable example of the experimental design philosophy prevalent during the early years of the game’s history.
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