Needle Storm
Ninth Edition 259★ • uncommon
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 259★
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Val Mayerik
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Needle Storm deals 4 damage to each creature with flying.
The rain is driven like nails.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Needle Storm was introduced in the Ninth Edition of Magic: The Gathering, released in July 2005. As a core set, Ninth Edition served as a bridge between the specialized expansion cycles, intended to provide a stable, accessible pool of cards for players. The card itself functions as an uncommon green sorcery, designed to address the tactical necessity of dealing direct damage to flying creatures, which are traditionally a primary weakness for green decks.
The artwork for this particular printing was created by artist Christopher Rush. Known for his iconic work on many foundational Magic cards, Rush utilized a dynamic, illustrative style to capture the card's theme of a sudden, lethal barrage of projectiles targeting the sky. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, if situational, sideboard staple, praised for its straightforward utility in restricted competitive formats.
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