Man-o'-War
World Championship Decks 1997 pm37b • common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 1997
- Collector number
- pm37b
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jon J Muth
- Finish
- Gold
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
The Man-o'-War card was originally released in the Visions expansion in 1997, representing a powerful utility creature in the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem. This specific version hails from the 1997 World Championship Decks, a boxed product line designed to commemorate the decks played by the top eight competitors at the World Championship tournament. These decks were printed with gold-bordered backs to ensure they could not be used in sanctioned tournament play, serving instead as educational tools and historical artifacts for the player base.
The illustration was rendered by Jon J. Muth, an artist celebrated for his atmospheric, painterly style that brought a unique depth to the game's creature designs. In the context of the 1997 meta, the Man-o'-War was widely respected for its 'enters-the-battlefield' effect, which allowed players to disrupt their opponent's board state while simultaneously deploying a blocker. The card became a staple of 'tempo' archetypes, prized for its efficiency and its ability to swing the momentum of a game in a single turn.
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