Hunt for Specimens
Strixhaven: School of Mages 73 • common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 73
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Randy Vargas
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Hunt for Specimens was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set centers on the prestigious Strixhaven University, a magical institution divided into five distinct colleges, each represented by a two-color combination. This card is themed around the Witherbloom college, which focuses on the biology and life-death cycle of living organisms.
The card was illustrated by Campbell White, who leaned into the dark, botanical aesthetic associated with Witherbloom scholars. The visual direction emphasizes the search for organic components, capturing the essence of a mage foraging for magical reagents in the wild. Upon its release, players recognized the card for its functional utility in limited formats, particularly for its ability to tutor specific cards from outside the main deck, reinforcing the theme of methodical research.
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