Giant Caterpillar
Visions 108 • common
- Set
- Visions
- Collector number
- 108
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Zina Saunders
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
green mana, Sacrifice this creature: Create a 1/1 green Insect creature token with flying named Butterfly at the beginning of the next end step.
"'I've seen hornworms big as a man's fist,' the traveler said, and nodded soberly when our jaws went slack at his ignorance."— Afari, *Tales*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Giant Caterpillar card was released in 1997 as part of the Visions expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, Visions was designed to follow the narrative arc of the Mirage block, focusing on high-fantasy themes and creature-based mechanics. As an green creature card, the Giant Caterpillar was intended to represent the cycle of growth and metamorphosis, utilizing a unique ability that allowed players to sacrifice the card to create a Butterfly creature token, mirroring the life cycle of real-world insects.
The card’s artwork was illustrated by Susan Van Camp, a prolific artist during Magic's early years known for her distinct, painterly style. Van Camp focused on a blend of naturalism and fantasy, capturing the caterpillar in a moment of transition within its environment. Upon its release, the card was received as a flavorful, if mechanically modest, inclusion in the set, celebrated more for its thematic resonance and the aesthetic quality of its illustration than for competitive dominance in high-level play.
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