Owl Familiar
The List POR-63 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- POR-63
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Janine Johnston
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
Flying
When this creature enters, draw a card, then discard a card.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Owl Familiar card was originally introduced in the Portal set, released by Wizards of the Coast in 1997. This set was designed specifically as an introductory product to simplify the rules of Magic: The Gathering for new players, stripping away complex mechanics in favor of a streamlined play experience. The card features a simple blue creature effect that allows players to reduce the cost of sorcery spells, a utility function that helped new players learn the value of resource management.
The card was illustrated by Heather Hudson, a prolific artist for the game during the late 1990s. Her design for the Owl Familiar captured a whimsical, slightly academic aesthetic, consistent with the set's intent to feel approachable and inviting to a younger or inexperienced audience. Inclusion in The List—a rotating curation of cards from Magic's history reprinted in modern Set Boosters—reintroduced the card to contemporary players, serving as both a nod to the game's past and an accessible tool for kitchen-table deck building.
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