Glacial Plating
Coldsnap 7 • uncommon
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Collector number
- 7
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Brian Despain
- Market price
- $0.32
What it does
Enchant creature
Cumulative upkeep S symbol (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it. S symbol can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)
Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 for each age counter on this Aura.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Glacial Plating was released in 2006 as part of the Coldsnap set for Magic: The Gathering. This set was unique in the game's history, designed as a 'lost' third expansion to the Ice Age block, intended to complete a cycle of sets that had been left unfinished for over a decade. The mechanics focused heavily on the snow-covered land type and cold-themed interactions, grounding the set in a frigid, survivalist aesthetic that mirrored the original Ice Age expansion's tone.
The artwork for this enchantment was provided by Brian Despain, a digital painter known for his clean, stylized approach to fantastical subjects. His design captures the harsh, elemental nature of the card's effect, emphasizing the visual motif of jagged, icy armor. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche utility piece for aggressive strategies, primarily utilized in formats where snow-covered permanents were prevalent and capable of providing the necessary buffs to maintain a board advantage.
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