Nettling Imp
Revised Edition 119 • uncommon
- Set
- Revised Edition
- Collector number
- 119
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Quinton Hoover
- Market price
- $0.38
What it does
tap: Choose target non-Wall creature the active player has controlled continuously since the beginning of the turn. That creature attacks this turn if able. Destroy it at the beginning of the next end step if it didn't attack this turn. Activate only during an opponent's turn, before attackers are declared.
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
Nettling Imp first appeared in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, representing the game's initial foray into high-fantasy trading card design. As a black-aligned creature, it was crafted to embody the color's signature mechanical identity of taxing resources and forcing suboptimal plays from opponents. The card functions by compelling enemy creatures to attack, punishing them with damage if they remain idle, a design choice intended to disrupt the board state and force players out of a passive defensive posture.
The illustrative work for the card was provided by artist Dan Frazier, whose distinctive, painterly style helped define the aesthetic of early Magic sets. The design aimed to capture the mischievous and parasitic nature of a devilish creature, utilizing shadow and an expressive pose to convey the card's disruptive effect. When the Revised Edition was released in 1994 as the game's third core set, the card was included to ensure foundational mechanics remained available to the rapidly growing player base.
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About Nettling Imp
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