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Magic: The Gathering

Mystic Remora

Ice Age 87 • common

Set
Ice Age
Collector number
87
Rarity
Common
Mana cost
blue mana
Type
Enchantment
Colors
Blue
Artist
Ken Meyer, Jr.
Market price
$11.36
$11.36est. via TCGplayer
104,743cards tracked
6other printings of this card
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What it does

Cumulative upkeep 1 generic mana (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)

Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays 4 generic mana.

Formats

Where you can play it

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerNot legal
  • ModernNot legal
  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • PauperLegal
  • BrawlLegal
  • HistoricLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • Penny DreadfulNot legal
  • OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Mystic Remora was first released in the 1995 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Ice Age. During this period of the game's history, the developers were exploring top-down design concepts centered around arctic survival and harsh environmental themes, leading to the card's aquatic, parasitic motif. Its design, which creates a recurring tax on opponent spell-casting, was intended to evoke the sensation of a creature latching onto a host to feed on their magical energy.

The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Anson Maddocks. His contribution features a distinct, early-era aesthetic that relies on organic, unsettling shapes to define the creature, fitting the set's darker, frost-bitten atmosphere. While the card saw little competitive play during its initial release, it has since become a staple in the Commander format due to its unique, cost-effective ability to generate card advantage in multiplayer settings.

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