Glimmer Bairn
Modern Horizons 2 163 • common
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2
- Collector number
- 163
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Nils Hamm
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Sacrifice a token: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
"Tricks and treats, souls and sweets! On wooded path, whom shall we meet?"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Glimmer Bairn was released in 2021 as part of the Modern Horizons 2 expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to introduce cards directly into the Modern format, prioritizing high-complexity interactions and nostalgic callbacks to Magic's long history. Within this context, the card was crafted to serve as a niche utility creature, focusing on the mechanic of sacrifice for temporary power boosts to incentivize aggressive board presence.
The illustration for Glimmer Bairn was created by artist Justyna Dura. Her work on this card leans into the whimsical and slightly unsettling aesthetic often associated with the fae creatures of the Shadowmoor and Lorwyn planes. The design sought to capture a sense of fragile but dangerous charm, and upon its release, the card was received primarily by limited players and casual deck builders who appreciated its specific utility in sacrifice-themed archetypes.
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