Natural Selection
30th Anniversary Edition 505 • rare
- Set
- 30th Anniversary Edition
- Collector number
- 505
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Market price
- €199.95
What it does
Look at the top three cards of target player's library, then put them back in any order. You may have that player shuffle.
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
Natural Selection was originally released in the 1997 Weatherlight expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed by Richard Garfield to introduce mechanics revolving around library manipulation and deck thinning. As an enchantment that allowed players to look at the top of their library and exile cards to gain life, it emerged during a period of the game where resource management and graveyard interaction were becoming central strategic pillars for competitive players.
The 30th Anniversary Edition printing of the card, released in 2022, serves as a commemorative reimagining of this classic aesthetic. While the original illustration by D. Alexander Gregory captured the organic, evolving nature of the game’s lore, this version maintains the legacy of the card's utility within the franchise's long history, designed specifically to honor the aesthetic evolution of the game over three decades of play.
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