Lord of Atlantis
Classic Sixth Edition 79 • rare
- Set
- Classic Sixth Edition
- Collector number
- 79
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Melissa A. Benson
- Market price
- $6.05
What it does
Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
A master of tactics, the lord of Atlantis makes his people bold in battle merely by arriving to lead them.
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, representing one of the earliest 'lord' creature types designed to bolster tribal synergies. The card was created by Richard Garfield as part of the initial game launch, intended to provide a powerful, game-defining buff for Merfolk decks by granting both a power-and-toughness bonus and the 'islandwalk' ability to all other Merfolk on the battlefield.
The art for the Sixth Edition printing, illustrated by Melissa Benson, features a classic, ethereal interpretation of a Merfolk sovereign. Benson’s work on this card is highly regarded among collectors for its distinct, fantasy-leaning aesthetic that helped define the visual identity of early Magic sets. The Sixth Edition release served to maintain the card's availability during the game's shift into more structured expansion cycles, solidifying its status as a cornerstone of blue-aligned aggressive strategies.
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