Nezahal, Primal Tide
Secret Lair Drop 1268 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 1268
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Yeong-Hao Han
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
This spell can't be countered.
You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, draw a card.
Discard three cards: Exile Nezahal. Return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Nezahal, Primal Tide was originally introduced in the 2018 Magic: The Gathering expansion Rivals of Ixalan. The card represents a gargantuan Elder Dinosaur, a creature type central to the set's mesoamerican-inspired setting of Ixalan. Designed as a high-cost blue creature, it was crafted to provide a resilient threat in control archetypes, specifically tailored with hexproof-adjacent protection to ensure its value against removal-heavy strategies.
The Secret Lair version, featuring collector number 1268, was released as part of a specialized series that showcases unique artistic interpretations outside of the traditional card frames. This specific rendition utilizes a stylized, high-contrast aesthetic that emphasizes the creature's colossal, aquatic nature. Like many offerings within the Secret Lair line, this item is aimed at collectors who value thematic artistic variance, marking a departure from the more standard illustrative style found in the base sets.
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