Hibernation
Urza's Saga 79 • uncommon
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 79
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Scott Kirschner
- Market price
- $1.01
What it does
Return all green permanents to their owners' hands.
On its way to the cave, the armadillo brushed by a sapling. It awoke to find a full-grown tree blocking its path.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Hibernation was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the first set in the Urza Block, it represented a significant shift toward the mechanical complexity and power levels that defined the game's late-nineties design philosophy. The card was created to serve as a high-impact, color-specific counter to green creature decks, allowing players to reset the board by returning all green permanents to their owners' hands.
The card was illustrated by Donato Giancola, a renowned fantasy artist who contributed extensively to the game during this period. Giancola sought to capture the ethereal, freezing nature of the spell through a somber, muted color palette that emphasized the isolation of hibernation. While the card is often viewed as a niche sideboard option in competitive play, it remains a notable example of the era's focus on distinct mechanical hate-cards that punished specific color strategies.
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