Insidious Bookworms
Coldsnap Theme Decks 51a • common
- Set
- Coldsnap Theme Decks
- Collector number
- 51a
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Greg Simanson
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
When this creature dies, you may pay 1 generic mana black mana. If you do, target player discards a card at random.
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
Insidious Bookworms is a creature card released in the Coldsnap expansion for Magic: The Gathering in 2006. The set was unique for being designed as a 'lost' third set for the Ice Age block, intended to capture the aesthetic and mechanical feel of mid-1990s Magic. Set in the frozen world of Dominaria, the cards often feature themes of survival, harsh climates, and ancient, forgotten lore.
The card was illustrated by Heather Hudson, a prolific artist for the game during that era. Her work on this piece captures the gothic, eerie nature of the creature, fitting perfectly into the set’s focus on snow-covered landscapes and sinister, otherworldly entities. It was received as a functional, flavor-focused common that leaned into the set's graveyard-interaction mechanics, contributing to the nostalgic atmosphere Wizards of the Coast aimed to evoke with this release.
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