Primal Clay
Fifth Edition 395 • rare
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 395
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Adam Rex
- Market price
- $0.44
What it does
As this creature enters, it becomes your choice of a 3/3 artifact creature, a 2/2 artifact creature with flying, or a 1/6 Wall artifact creature with defender in addition to its other types. (A creature with defender can't attack.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Primal Clay first appeared in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, representing the game's early focus on modular, artifact-based creatures. As a card that allows the player to choose between several combat configurations upon entering the battlefield, it captured the improvisational spirit of the game's nascent design philosophy, emphasizing versatility over static power.
The version from the Fifth Edition, released in 1997, retains the iconic illustration by Amy Weber. Weber was one of the original illustrators for the game, known for her distinctive, somewhat surreal style that helped establish the visual language of the early sets. This reprint served as a bridge for players during the game's mid-nineties expansion, maintaining the card's role as a staple utility creature in limited and casual play environments.
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