Pili-Pala
The List SHM-258 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- SHM-258
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Market price
- $3.97
What it does
Flying
2 generic mana, untap: Add one mana of any color. (untap is the untap symbol.)
It wasn't really expected to fly. Then again, it wasn't expected to move, either.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Pili-Pala first appeared in the Shadowmoor expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, released by Wizards of the Coast in 2008. The set was designed with a gothic, folkloric aesthetic inspired by European fairy tales and the shift between light and darkness. As a construct creature, Pili-Pala reflects the set's emphasis on hybrid mana costs and intricate mechanical interactions that define the gameplay of the Shadowmoor block.
The card was illustrated by the artist Christopher Rush, a legendary figure in the early history of Magic: The Gathering. His design features a whimsical yet slightly unsettling mechanical bird, capturing the essence of a world caught in perpetual twilight. Upon its release, the card was received primarily as a niche engine piece for combo-oriented players, valued for its ability to produce mana of any color when combined with cards that can untap it repeatedly.
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