Polymorph
Ninth Edition 90★ • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 90★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Robert Bliss
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a creature card. The player puts that card onto the battlefield, then shuffles all other cards revealed this way into their library.
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
Polymorph was originally introduced in the Mirage expansion in 1996 as part of a cycle of cards focused on magical transmutation. When it was reprinted for the Ninth Edition core set in 2005, it retained its role as a blue sorcery capable of exchanging a creature for a random replacement from the library. This edition served as a bridge for players, updating the card's frame to the modern aesthetic that had been introduced two years prior, while maintaining the functional mechanical identity established in the mid-nineties.
The artwork for this specific printing was commissioned from artist Robert Bliss. Bliss opted for a surreal, illustrative approach that captures the chaotic essence of magical shifting rather than a literal depiction of a creature changing form. Within the Magic: The Gathering community, the card is frequently cited for its role in 'Polymorph' deck archetypes, which rely on the spell to bypass the high mana costs of powerful creatures by effectively cheating them into play from the deck, a strategy that has kept the card relevant in various formats for decades.
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