Mindspring Merfolk
Aetherdrift 51 • rare
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Collector number
- 51
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Andreia Ugrai
- Market price
- $0.41
What it does
Exhaust — X mana blue mana blue mana, tap: Draw X cards. Put a +1/+1 counter on each Merfolk creature you control. (Activate each exhaust ability only once.)
The Invasion roused the reclusive jalpari from the depths. Since then, they had fully integrated into Avishkari society.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Mindspring Merfolk, numbered 51 in the Aetherdrift expansion, represents a period in the game's evolution where designers focused on bridging the mechanical divide between high-cost utility spells and early-game board presence. Released during a cycle that emphasized ethereal movement and mana-cost manipulation, the card was crafted to reward players for careful resource management within blue-aligned archetypes.
The illustrative work for the piece captures the translucent, shifting aesthetics characteristic of the Aetherdrift set. By utilizing a cool color palette and flowing linework, the artist intended to evoke the fluid, elusive nature of the creature. Upon its release, the card was received as a versatile, if niche, addition to control-heavy decks, praised by the community for its thematic cohesion with the set's broader exploration of atmospheric magic.
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