Gaea's Liege
Summer Magic / Edgar 198 • rare
- Set
- Summer Magic / Edgar
- Collector number
- 198
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Dameon Willich
What it does
As long as Gaea's Liege isn't attacking, its power and toughness are each equal to the number of Forests you control. As long as Gaea's Liege is attacking, its power and toughness are each equal to the number of Forests defending player controls.
tap: Target land becomes a Forest until this creature leaves the battlefield.
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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Where it came from
Gaea's Liege first appeared in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, but the version from the Summer Magic printing—internally referred to as Edgar—is exceptionally rare. Produced in 1994 as a corrective print run to rectify errors found in the earlier Revised Edition, most of the stock was intended for destruction due to ongoing quality control issues. A small quantity of the product escaped this fate, making the Summer Magic printings some of the most elusive cards in the game's history.
The art for Gaea's Liege was created by Jesper Myrfors, the original art director of Magic: The Gathering. His depiction reflects the early aesthetic of the game, focusing on high-fantasy tropes and an elemental connection to nature. The card mechanics, which allow the Liege to transform lands into forests, were designed to reward players for investing in a green-aligned strategy, solidifying its place as a classic piece of early 1990s trading card design.
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