Hystrodon
Onslaught 266 • rare
- Set
- Onslaught
- Collector number
- 266
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Anthony S. Waters
- Market price
- $1.86
What it does
Trample
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.
Morph 1 generic mana green mana green mana (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 3 generic mana. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Hystrodon was released in 2002 as part of the Onslaught expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a creature card representing a beast from the plane of Otaria, it served as a functional piece within the set's broader mechanical focus on cycling and graveyard interaction, providing players with a recurring threat that could be brought back from the discard pile into play.
The card features illustration by artist Mike Dringenberg, a notable figure in the comics industry best known for his work on The Sandman. His approach for Hystrodon leaned into the rugged, primal aesthetic of the block, emphasizing the creature's monstrous anatomy and aggressive posture to convey its role as a combat-focused asset during gameplay.
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