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
- $0.20
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 DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in June 1995 as part of the Magic: The Gathering Ice Age expansion, Illusionary Wall represents the game's early efforts to introduce set-specific mechanics and thematic cohesive environments. Coming out of a period where Wizards of the Coast was expanding the game's reach beyond its original base sets, this expansion was designed to evoke a desolate, frigid landscape, reflecting the set's central narrative of a world trapped in an eternal winter.
The card was illustrated by Mark Poole, a prolific contributor to the game's early aesthetic. Poole utilized his signature painterly style to render the ethereal, semi-transparent nature of the creature, aiming to capture the wall's status as an illusion rather than a physical barrier. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, if niche, defensive piece for blue-aligned decks, recognized primarily for its efficiency in stalling opponents who lacked the resources to deal with flying creatures.
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