Merfolk of the Pearl Trident
Seventh Edition 90★ • common
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 90★
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Ray Lago
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
"The paladins would be wise not to forget about the Pearl Trident. The merfolk warriors have turned the tide of more than one human war . . . and I have no doubt they shall do so again."— Onean scholar
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 first appeared in the Alpha set, serving as an foundational creature for the blue color identity within Magic: The Gathering. By the time it was included in Seventh Edition in 2001, the card had become a hallmark of early deck construction, representing the traditional low-cost, aggressive utility creature design philosophy prevalent in the game's formative years.
The Seventh Edition printing featured updated artwork by illustrator Brian Snoddy, who replaced the original 1993 illustration. Snoddy’s approach emphasized the creature's aquatic nature with a more detailed, textured rendering that aligned with the standardized, clean frame aesthetic introduced in the 2001 core set to provide a cohesive visual experience for players during that era.
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