Gaea's Liege
Limited Edition Alpha 196 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 196
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Dameon Willich
- Market price
- €405.69
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 printed in the 1993 Limited Edition Alpha set, the inaugural release of Magic: The Gathering by Wizards of the Coast. Created by Richard Garfield, the game was intended to provide a portable, strategic alternative to traditional tabletop roleplaying games. As one of the original rare cards, this creature reflects the game's early mechanical focus on land-based scaling and the foundational fantasy tropes that defined the initial set's aesthetic.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Dameon Willich, who contributed several pieces to the base set. His work on Gaea's Liege features a stylized, organic depiction of a forest avatar, characteristic of the raw, diverse art styles found in early Magic sets before the game established a singular visual identity. Upon release, the card was received as a high-cost curiosity, praised by early players for its ability to manipulate land types, though its mana cost eventually limited its competitive viability.
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