Land Leeches
Fourth Edition 255 • common
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 255
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Quinton Hoover
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
First strike
"The standard cure for leeches requires the application of burning embers. Alternative methods must be devised should an ember of sufficient size prove more harmful than the leech."— Vervamon the Elder
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
Land Leeches was introduced to the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem in the 1995 Fourth Edition base set. This collection served as a bridge between the game's initial experimental period and its transition into a more structured, mass-market hobby. As a green creature card, it reflected the game's early emphasis on naturalistic, sometimes grotesque, depictions of flora and fauna designed to inhabit the various biomes of the Multiverse.
The illustration for Land Leeches was provided by Sandra Everingham, an artist whose work contributed to the distinct, gritty visual identity of early Magic cards. The design aimed to convey the unsettling nature of the creature through a dark and highly textured artistic style. Upon release, the card was received as a standard utility piece, typical of the era's focus on creating balanced, lore-driven threats that could be utilized in various green-aligned deck archetypes.
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