Phantom Wurm
Time Spiral 211 • uncommon
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 211
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Alan Pollack
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it.
If damage would be dealt to this creature, prevent that damage. Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature.
It died with the forest, yet both linger on in twisted form.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Phantom Wurm was released in the 2006 Magic: The Gathering set Time Spiral. As part of a set centered on nostalgia and the revisiting of past mechanics, the card features the 'phantom' ability, which was originally introduced in the 2002 Judgment expansion. The design intent was to provide a creature that could effectively neutralize combat damage by sacrificing its own +1/+1 counters, reflecting the cyclical and time-bending theme of the set.
The card was illustrated by Heather Hudson, a prolific artist in the Magic: The Gathering history known for her painterly style. In depicting the Phantom Wurm, Hudson emphasized the creature's ethereal, spectral nature to match the mechanical theme of a beast that fades away as it takes damage. Upon its release, it was regarded by players as a solid limited-format creature, valued for its ability to repeatedly block high-power attackers while maintaining a presence on the board.
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