Maelstrom Wanderer
Planechase Anthology 101 • mythic
- Set
- Planechase Anthology
- Collector number
- 101
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana green mana blue mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green · Red · Blue
- Artist
- Thomas M. Baxa
- Market price
- $2.17
What it does
Creatures you control have haste.
Cascade, cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order. Then do it again.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Maelstrom Wanderer first appeared in the 2012 Planechase expansion, designed as a centerpiece for the chaotic, high-variance style of play characteristic of the Planechase format. The creature embodies the turbulent, mana-rich nature of the Maelstrom on the plane of Alara, combining speed and unpredictability by granting cascade to other spells you control. Its mechanics were crafted to reward players who enjoy building decks centered on high-cost, impactful cards.
The art was created by Igor Kieryluk, who depicted the entity as a towering, elemental force composed of raw planar energies. The version from Planechase Anthology, released in 2016, serves as a reprint of the original design, packaged within a collection intended to make previously rare or niche multiplayer-focused cards more accessible to the wider player base. It remains a defining card within the Commander format, favored for its ability to generate significant board presence in a single turn.
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