Glaze Fiend
Shards of Alara 77 • common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 77
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Joshua Hagler
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
Flying
Whenever another artifact you control enters, this creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Before the zealots of the Ethersworn came to power, Esper illusionists dreamed up creations to mimic a variety of substances.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Glaze Fiend was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It belongs to the Grixis shard, a nightmarish plane defined by a lack of mana and a preoccupation with death and decay. The card was designed to highlight the Grixis mechanical identity, which rewards players for sacrificing creatures or utilizing artifacts, with its power scaling based on the number of artifacts entering the battlefield under the player's control.
The artwork for the card was illustrated by Dave Kendall, a longtime contributor to the game known for his dark, atmospheric style. Kendall’s design for the Glaze Fiend emphasizes the grotesque, jagged aesthetic of the Grixis environment, focusing on the creature’s unsettling, spindly anatomy. Upon its release, the card became a staple in low-cost artifact-themed decks, appreciated by players for its potential to grow into a significant offensive threat for a minimal mana investment.
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