Grim Poppet
Shadowmoor 252 • rare
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 252
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 7 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Market price
- $1.19
What it does
This creature enters with three -1/-1 counters on it.
Remove a -1/-1 counter from this creature: Put a -1/-1 counter on another target creature.
Beware a scarecrow bearing gifts—especially sloshing vessels of acid.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Grim Poppet was released in 2008 as part of the Shadowmoor set for Magic: The Gathering. The set introduced a dark, eerie aesthetic centered on themes of night and shadow, and this card serves as a thematic centerpiece for the block's focus on -1/-1 counters and graveyard utility. It represents a sinister, sentient doll brought to life, fitting perfectly into the gothic, folk-horror atmosphere cultivated for the plane of Shadowmoor.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Jesper Ejsing. His design emphasizes a tactile, slightly unsettling quality, using textured brushwork to give the artifact creature a ragged and worn appearance. Within the game, it was designed as a rare artifact creature that offers players a strategic way to manipulate board states by distributing counters, which made it a notable utility piece in both draft environments and casual play groups upon its release.
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