Kami of the Waning Moon
Champions of Kamigawa 120 • common
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 120
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Matt Thompson
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Flying
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, target creature gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
"For a moment, Reito's defenders regrouped. Then wailing kami reappeared to send them scattering like flocks of frightened birds."— *Great Battles of Kamigawa*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Kami of the Waning Moon was released in 2004 as part of the Champions of Kamigawa expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was heavily influenced by Japanese folklore and mythology, serving as a departure from the traditional high-fantasy settings that had dominated the game's previous releases. Within the game's mechanics, this card represents a spirit, or kami, from the plane of Kamigawa, reflecting the set's central conflict between the physical world and the spirit realm.
The artwork for this card was created by illustrator Thomas M. Baxa, whose body of work often leans into the dark and macabre aesthetic prevalent in early 2000s Magic expansions. The design choice for the spirit’s ethereal, decaying form was intended to capture the waning nature of its namesake. Upon its release, the card was received primarily as a functional piece for players building Spirit-themed decks, appreciated more for its specific interaction with the set’s unique 'spiritcraft' and 'soulshift' mechanics than for its competitive standing in the broader game meta.
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