Gristle Grinner
Coldsnap 59 • uncommon
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Collector number
- 59
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dave Allsop
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Whenever a creature dies, this creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
"There it was, clawing the ice as it chittered and clicked its teeth. We fled in horror before it unearthed its grisly meal."— Aevar Borg, northern guide, journal entry
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Gristle Grinner was released in 2006 as part of the Coldsnap expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set is notable for being designed as a 'lost' third set for the Ice Age block, completing a thematic cycle that had remained unfinished for over a decade. The card fits into the set's graveyard-centric mechanics, reflecting the harsh, frozen environment of the plane of Dominaria where life and death are perpetually intertwined.
The card was illustrated by Dave Allsop, a prominent artist within the game's community during the mid-2000s. Allsop’s contribution employs his signature grim, visceral style to depict the creature, emphasizing the macabre nature of its existence. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, flavor-consistent uncommon that solidified the dark, cannibalistic aesthetic that Wizards of the Coast sought to establish for the black-aligned cards in the Coldsnap set.
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