Hoar Shade
Ice Age 131 • common
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 131
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Richard Thomas
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
black mana: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
"The creature we fought in the western waste was doubly dangerous: mortally wounded, it rebounded and attacked again."— Disa the Restless, journal entry
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Hoar Shade was released as part of the Ice Age expansion for Magic: The Gathering in 1995. This set was designed to be a standalone, winter-themed expansion that introduced new mechanics like cumulative upkeep, set against the backdrop of a world frozen by an eternal magical winter. The card reflects the set's thematic focus on snow-covered lands and cold-adapted creatures.
The card's illustration was created by artist Quinton Hoover. Known for his distinctive, flowing style and use of watercolors, Hoover depicted the creature as a spectral, freezing entity consistent with the shade creature type. While the card is generally considered a lower-tier strategic option in the game's competitive history, it remains a notable piece of the Ice Age aesthetic and is cherished by players who favor the evocative, hand-painted art style characteristic of early Magic sets.
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