Glacial Wall
Seventh Edition 78★ • uncommon
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 78★
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Heather Hudson
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Like arguing with ice— Vodalian expression meaning "wasting your time"
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
Glacial Wall was originally introduced during the early years of Magic: The Gathering as a defensive staple, designed to provide players with a resilient barrier against aggressive early-game creatures. The artwork for the Seventh Edition printing, illustrated by Brian Snaddow, characterizes the creature as a towering, crystalline entity, leaning into the game's high-fantasy roots and the specific aesthetic shift Wizards of the Coast pursued during the transition into the modern frame era.
The Seventh Edition set holds a particular place in the game's history as the first core set to feature the updated card face design and improved card stock quality, which was intended to improve legibility and longevity for competitive play. Within this context, Glacial Wall was repositioned as a common-rarity utility card, reflecting the designers' efforts to stabilize the game's power level while maintaining the distinct flavor of blue-aligned defensive mechanics.
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