Marsh Lurker
Tempest 144 • common
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 144
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Tom Kyffin
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
Sacrifice a Swamp: This creature gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
From the mists it rises, into the mists it retreats; through the mists it walks, fearless and unseen.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Marsh Lurker was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Created during a pivotal era for the game's design, the set introduced mechanics like shadow and buyback, aiming to deepen the strategic complexity of gameplay. The card reflects the atmospheric, dark fantasy aesthetic that Wizards of the Coast fostered during the late nineties, focusing on the Rath plane's hostile environment.
The artwork for this card was provided by Donato Giancola, a highly regarded illustrator known for his mastery of light and texture in fantasy art. In depicting the Marsh Lurker, Giancola sought to capture the unsettling, swamp-dwelling nature of the creature, utilizing a muted, organic color palette that aligns with the grim tone of the Tempest set. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, common-rarity utility piece that contributed to the set's overall thematic cohesion.
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