Manta Ray
Weatherlight 42 • common
- Set
- Weatherlight
- Collector number
- 42
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Una Fricker
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
This creature can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
This creature can't be blocked except by blue creatures.
When you control no Islands, sacrifice this creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Manta Ray card was released in 1997 as part of the Weatherlight expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, Weatherlight served as the third set in the Mirage block and was deeply integrated into the game's broader narrative, focusing on the crew of the skyship Weatherlight. The set introduced various mechanics and creature types intended to flesh out the aquatic and atmospheric themes of the fictional world of Dominaria.
Artist Una Fricker provided the illustration for this card, utilizing her distinct style to capture the creature within its maritime environment. During this era of Magic's design history, common cards were frequently utilized to build out the background ecology of the game's setting. While the Manta Ray was a standard common card intended for limited play formats, it remains a notable example of the organic, hand-painted aesthetic that defined the visual identity of the game throughout the late nineties.
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