Illusionary Wall
Ice Age 78 • common
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 78
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Defender, flying, first strike
Cumulative upkeep blue mana (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
"Let them see what is not there and feel what does not touch them. When they no longer trust their senses, that is the time to strike."— Gerda Äagesdotter, Archmage of the Unseen
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Illusionary Wall was released in 1995 as part of the Ice Age expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, Ice Age was the first standalone expansion set that did not require the original Alpha or Beta starter sets to play. The set was designed with a thematic focus on a harsh, glacial landscape, introducing a slower, more tactical pace to the game's mechanics compared to previous releases.
The card was illustrated by Anson Maddocks, one of the original artists who defined the game's early visual language. Maddocks utilized a distinct, illustrative style intended to evoke the surreal and elemental nature of magical creatures within the game's lore. Upon its release, the card was generally viewed as a niche defensive tool, notable primarily for its flying ability and specific mana cost, reflecting the era's experimental approach to creature design and power balancing.
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