Gaea's Liege
Intl. Collectors' Edition 197 • rare
- Set
- Intl. Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 197
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Dameon Willich
- Market price
- $8.73
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 was originally released in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as a creature that could alter the landscape of the board by turning lands into Forests. It reflects the early, experimental design philosophy of the game, where mechanics were often highly thematic and tied to the elemental concepts of the color green.
The International Collectors' Edition version was released in 1993 as a non-tournament-legal promotional set intended for collectors. Distinguished by a gold-bordered back and square corners, this version was designed to allow players to own high-quality representations of rare cards from the early sets without impacting the rarity or economy of the tournament-sanctioned versions.
The original illustration for Gaea's Liege was created by artist Christopher Rush. Rush was one of the most prolific early contributors to the game, and his work on this card is known for its distinctively vibrant, fantasy-driven aesthetic that helped define the visual language of early Magic: The Gathering.
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