Maro
Ninth Edition 254★ • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 254★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Stuart Griffin
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Maro's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
No two see the same Maro.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Maro was first introduced in the Mirage expansion in 1996, designed by Mark Rosewater as a self-referential nod to his own nickname within the Magic: The Gathering community. The card's mechanics, which tie its power and toughness directly to the number of cards in its controller's hand, were intended to reward strategic resource management and have since become a signature design trope associated with green-aligned card draw and scaling threats.
The Ninth Edition printing, featuring the artwork of Stuart Griffin, arrived in 2005 as part of the game's core set refresh. Griffin's interpretation reimagined the elemental spirit of nature with a more structured, verdant aesthetic, moving away from the more abstract illustration of the original. This version was well-received by players for its classic, functional design and served as a standard-bearer for the set's thematic commitment to core mechanics from the game's expansive history.
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