Frozen Shade
Collectors' Edition 110 • common
- Set
- Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 110
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $2.00
What it does
black mana: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
"There are some qualities—some incorporate things,/ That have a double life, which thus is made/ A type of twin entity which springs/ From matter and light, evinced in solid and shade." —Edgar Allan Poe, "Silence"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Frozen Shade was originally released in the 1993 Limited Edition Alpha set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed as a quintessential black-aligned creature, serving as a staple utility card that allowed players to sink mana into the creature's power and toughness to gain a tactical advantage during combat. This mechanic, commonly known as 'shading,' became a hallmark of early black-colored creatures in the game's nascent ecosystem.
The artwork was commissioned from Douglas Shuler, one of the game's original illustrative contributors. Shuler’s depiction aimed to evoke a sense of ethereal, undead menace through a stark, icy aesthetic. His work on this card and others from the early sets helped establish the visual language of the game, characterized by a blend of fantasy tradition and high-contrast, atmospheric storytelling that remains highly regarded by collectors for its nostalgic value.
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