Old Man of the Sea
Arabian Nights 18 • rare
- Set
- Arabian Nights
- Collector number
- 18
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Susan Van Camp
- Market price
- $217.75
What it does
You may choose not to untap this creature during your untap step.
tap: Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to this creature's power for as long as this creature remains tapped and that creature's power remains less than or equal to this creature's power.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Old Man of the Sea was released in 1993 as part of Arabian Nights, the first expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast, the set drew inspiration from the One Thousand and One Nights folklore collection, reflecting a thematic departure from the high-fantasy tropes of the base game. It was printed in a limited run, which contributed to the set's immediate scarcity and lasting status among early collectors.
The card illustration was created by artist Jesper Myrfors, who served as the original art director for Magic: The Gathering. Myrfors employed a distinct, painterly aesthetic that helped define the visual identity of the game’s formative years. The card features a unique mechanics set that allows players to control an opponent's creature, a design choice that was received as both powerful and strategically complex, cementing its reputation as a hallmark of the blue color identity in the game's early meta.
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