Natural Selection
Collectors' Edition 213 • rare
- Set
- Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 213
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Market price
- $12.76
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 released in the 1993 Collectors' Edition for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, designed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast. This set served as a limited reprint of the original Alpha and Beta core sets, designed to meet the overwhelming demand for the game during its initial surge in popularity. The card features artwork by Dan Frazier, whose distinctive style became a cornerstone of the game's early visual identity, focusing on a stark, symbolic representation of biological evolution.
The card belongs to the green color identity, representing the game's focus on nature and growth. In the context of early Magic design, the card was intended to provide players with a strategic way to manipulate the top of their library, reflecting the game's emphasis on resource management and card advantage. While it was not a centerpiece of competitive tournament play during the mid-nineties, it remains a notable example of the early game's experimental mechanics and the iconic fantasy aesthetic that defined the hobby's formative era.
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