Magic: The Gathering

Natural Spring

Ninth Edition 257★ • common

Set: Ninth Edition
Collector number: 257★
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 3 generic mana green mana green mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: Green
Artist: Janine Johnston
Finish: Foil

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Lore

Why it matters

Natural Spring is a common sorcery from the Ninth Edition set, notable for being a white-bordered reprint that features the evocative, painterly illustration of Janine Johnston. It serves as a straightforward example of early-era life-gain spells, reflecting the classic, functional card design that characterized the core sets of that period.

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What it does

Target player gains 8 life.

The dying ask for water because they know it contains life.

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Provenance

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Natural Spring was first introduced in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed as a basic sorcery card to provide life gain to players. As the game evolved, it remained a staple common card, reflecting the early design philosophy of Richard Garfield where simple, low-rarity spells helped establish the fundamental mechanics of the game's resource and health systems.

The Ninth Edition printing, released in 2005, features artwork by Janine Johnston. This iteration was part of the Core Set's effort to provide a modernized visual identity for classic spells, with Johnston's illustration aiming to capture a serene, restorative aesthetic. Ninth Edition served as a pivotal transitional set, being the first to utilize a new card frame design across the entire core collection to improve readability and aesthetic consistency.

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Natural SpringNinth Edition · #257 · common$0.15

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