Merchant Ship
Arabian Nights 17 • uncommon
- Set
- Arabian Nights
- Collector number
- 17
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Tom Wänerstrand
- Market price
- $43.78
What it does
This creature can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, you gain 2 life.
When you control no Islands, sacrifice this creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Merchant Ship was released in 1993 as part of Arabian Nights, the first expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast, the set was inspired by the themes and folklore of the One Thousand and One Nights. This card, classified as an uncommon creature, reflects the game's early design era where mechanical complexity and flavor text were often heavily influenced by the expansion's literary source material.
The artwork for the card was provided by Tom Wänerstrand, a frequent contributor to the game’s early aesthetic. His illustration captures a traditional maritime vessel, aligning with the expansion’s focus on desert landscapes and seafaring tales. As an early card in the game's history, it represents the foundational art direction of the mid-1990s, when Wizards of the Coast leaned into hand-painted fantasy art to establish the game's visual identity within the burgeoning collectible card market.
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