Homarid
Fallen Empires 19a • common
- Set
- Fallen Empires
- Collector number
- 19a
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Quinton Hoover
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
This creature enters with a tide counter on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a tide counter on this creature.
As long as there is exactly one tide counter on this creature, it gets -1/-1.
As long as there are exactly three tide counters on this creature, it gets +1/+1.
Whenever there are four or more tide counters on this creature, remove all tide counters from it.
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
The Homarid card was introduced in the 1994 Fallen Empires expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the third expansion set, it explored the war-torn landscape of the continent of Sarpadia, focusing on five warring factions. The Homarids were depicted as a crustacean-like race emerging from the oceans, designed to reflect the set's unique theme of decay and desperate resource management.
The artwork for this specific version, 19a, was illustrated by Susan Van Camp. Her approach captured the creature's bioluminescent and oceanic nature, fitting the set's underwater aesthetic. Upon its release, the card became a well-known example of the game's early 'growth' mechanics, where players tracked the creature's evolution through spore counters, though it was often criticized by competitive players for its slow development and vulnerability to removal.
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