Gnarlwood Dryad
Eldritch Moon 159 • uncommon
- Set
- Eldritch Moon
- Collector number
- 159
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
Deathtouch
Delirium — This creature gets +2/+2 as long as there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard.
As Emrakul's influence radiated across Innistrad, evacuation from Kessig's remote villages became increasingly difficult.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Gnarlwood Dryad was released in 2016 as part of the Eldritch Moon expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed as the second half of the Shadows over Innistrad block, focusing on a dark, gothic-horror aesthetic disrupted by the cosmic horror of the Eldrazi titans. The card was created to provide a low-cost, efficient creature for aggressive decks, utilizing the set's graveyard-focused mechanics to become more formidable as the game progresses.
The illustration was crafted by artist Bastien L. Deharme, whose work on the card reflects the set's transition from traditional horror to the distorted, otherworldly influence of the Eldrazi. Deharme utilized a muted, atmospheric color palette to evoke the corrupted nature of the Innistrad forests. Upon its release, the card was received as a solid inclusion for Limited formats and fringe aggressive strategies in Standard, praised by players for its ability to grow in power relative to the card density of a graveyard.
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