Man-o'-War
The List A25-64 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- A25-64
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jon J Muth
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
When this creature enters, return target creature to its owner's hand.
"Beauty to the eye does not always translate to the touch."— Naimah, Femeref philosopher
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Man-o'-War was originally introduced in the 1997 Visions expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Designed as a blue creature with a powerful 'enter the battlefield' effect that bounces a creature back to its owner's hand, it became a fundamental staple of tempo-based control decks. The card was selected to appear in 'The List', a curated selection of reprints integrated into modern booster packs, which serves to preserve the legacy of iconic mechanics for new generations of players.
The artwork for this version was provided by Jon J. Muth, a celebrated illustrator and comic book artist known for his atmospheric, painterly style. Muth's depiction of the creature captures a surreal, fluid grace, moving away from traditional monster tropes to create something more ethereal and unsettling. The design has been widely praised over the decades for its efficiency and elegance, remaining a benchmark for how blue cards can effectively manage the board state.
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