Phantasmal Fiend
Coldsnap Theme Decks 57a • common
- Set
- Coldsnap Theme Decks
- Collector number
- 57a
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Scott Kirschner
- Market price
- $0.11
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 Coldsnap expansion in 2006, a set uniquely designed to function as the missing third installment of the Ice Age block that was originally intended for release in 1996. This design choice sought to evoke the nostalgic mechanics and snowy, arctic-themed aesthetic of the nineties, catering to long-time players who valued the set's historical curiosity and its intentional call-back to a specific era of strategic development.
The artwork was created by Scott Kirschner, whose distinct illustrative style contributed to the unsettling, spectral quality of the creature. Within the context of the game, the card serves as a representative example of the set's common-rarity design philosophy, which prioritized utility and atmospheric world-building within the theme decks to ensure that players could experience the cohesive, wintry narrative Wizards of the Coast aimed to reconstruct a decade after the initial block concluded.
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