Merfolk of the Pearl Trident
Starter 1999 42 • common
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Collector number
- 42
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- DiTerlizzi
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
Are merfolk humans with fins, or are humans merfolk with feet?
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Merfolk of the Pearl Trident was released in the 1999 Starter set for Magic: The Gathering, a product designed specifically to introduce new players to the game's mechanics and lore. Created by Wizards of the Coast, the set served as a simplified entry point, stripping away some of the complexity of standard expansions while retaining the core fantasy aesthetic that defined the late nineties trading card boom.
The card features artwork by Margaret Organ-Kean, whose whimsical, detailed style was a staple of the era's fantasy illustrations. Tasked with depicting a classic aquatic warrior, Organ-Kean utilized a soft, painterly approach to render the merfolk in its undersea environment. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, low-cost utility creature, valued primarily by beginners for its straightforward ability to traverse water-themed battlefields in a game that was rapidly expanding its global reach.
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