Giant Albatross
Homelands 27a • common
- Set
- Homelands
- Collector number
- 27a
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- David A. Cherry
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Flying
When this creature dies, you may pay 1 generic mana blue mana. If you do, for each creature that dealt damage to this creature this turn, destroy that creature unless its controller pays 2 life. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated.
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 Giant Albatross was released in 1995 as part of the Homelands expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Created by Wizards of the Coast during a period of rapid experimentation for the game, Homelands was designed to provide a cohesive narrative experience centered on the plane of Ulgrotha. The set was conceived as a top-down design, prioritizing flavor and world-building over the competitive balance that defined earlier expansions.
The card's distinctive artwork was illustrated by Susan Van Camp, a prolific artist during the game's early years known for her painterly, classic fantasy style. Van Camp focused on capturing the immense scale and solitary nature of the creature as described in the game's lore. While the Homelands set faced significant criticism from players at the time for its perceived lack of mechanical power, the artistry remains a recognized piece of the game's foundational era.
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