Lord of Atlantis
Fifth Edition 100 • rare
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 100
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Melissa A. Benson
- Market price
- $6.09
What it does
Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
"'We have no legs,' the warrior spat, 'for we have finished running.'"— Vodalian folktale
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lord of Atlantis first appeared in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as a foundational creature for the Merfolk tribe. The card was created to provide a powerful lord-style effect, granting a +1/+1 buff and islandwalk to all other Merfolk, a design philosophy intended to reward players for building tribal-focused decks. Its inclusion in Fifth Edition, released in 1997, marked one of the final core sets where the card featured its original, evocative illustration by Melissa Benson.
Melissa Benson's artwork for Lord of Atlantis is iconic for its dark, atmospheric depiction of a merfolk monarch, which helped define the visual identity of the game during its early years. While the card's mechanics have remained a staple in blue-aligned aggressive strategies for decades, the original art was eventually phased out in later printings. Fifth Edition serves as a significant historical touchpoint for this card, representing a period where Magic's rules and visual style were transitioning toward the standardized modern template.
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