Phantasmal Fiend
Alliances 57a • common
- Set
- Alliances
- Collector number
- 57a
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Scott Kirschner
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
black mana: This creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
1 generic mana blue mana: Switch this creature's power and toughness until end of turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Phantasmal Fiend was released as part of the Alliances expansion for Magic: The Gathering in June 1996. The set was designed to follow the narrative arc of the Ice Age block, focusing on the tactical struggles of the continent of Terisiare. Within the game's mechanics, the card belongs to a cycle of creatures that utilize temporary power boosts or specific sacrifice conditions, reflecting the set's emphasis on high-risk, high-reward plays that were common in the mid-nineties design philosophy of Wizards of the Coast.
The artwork was provided by Scott Kirschner, whose contributions to the era often featured a distinctively gritty and macabre aesthetic. His illustration of the Fiend captures a spectral, imposing figure that aligns with the set's bleak, post-apocalyptic thematic tone. While the card is a common and functioned primarily as a tool for limited gameplay environments, it remains a nostalgic piece of the game's early history, valued by collectors for its specific art direction and its place in the transitional era of the trading card game's growth.
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