Giant Caterpillar
Mercadian Masques 249 • common
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 249
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Arnie Swekel
- Market price
- $0.12
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.
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 was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the plane of Mercadia, the expansion introduced mechanics revolving around unconventional trade and commerce, with creature designs that often emphasized the bizarre or exotic flora and fauna of the world's merchant-run society.
The artwork was provided by Arnie Swekel, a frequent contributor to the game during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Swekel’s interpretation focused on a hulking, segmented insectoid creature, utilizing his characteristic high-contrast style to depict the caterpillar’s defensive capabilities. The card is mechanically noted for its delayed transformation ability, which allowed it to provide value upon leaving the battlefield, a common design trope for creatures in that era of the game.
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