Mischievous Poltergeist
Classic Sixth Edition 144 • uncommon
- Set
- Classic Sixth Edition
- Collector number
- 144
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- DiTerlizzi
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Flying
Pay 1 life: Regenerate this creature.
"The past is a ghost that haunts you from the moment it exists until the moment you don't."— Gerrard of the *Weatherlight*
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
The Mischievous Poltergeist was originally printed as an uncommon creature in the Classic Sixth Edition of Magic: The Gathering, released in April 1999. As the first core set to incorporate rules updates and a refined design philosophy, Sixth Edition sought to standardize card formatting and consolidate the game's evolving mechanics. The card reflects the quintessential gothic-fantasy aesthetic that defined the mid-to-late 1990s era of the game, serving as a lower-cost utility creature designed to leverage the game's graveyard and mana-tapping mechanics.
The artwork was commissioned from Tony DiTerlizzi, a prolific fantasy illustrator renowned for his whimsical and slightly macabre style. DiTerlizzi captured the ethereal, troublemaking nature of the poltergeist through his distinctively textured lines and moody color palette. His contribution helped define the visual language of the era, and the card remains a recognizable piece of Magic history for fans of his work, which frequently blended darker mythological archetypes with a narrative-driven sense of playfulness.
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