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Magic: The Gathering

Primal Plasma

Planechase 2012 23 • common

Set
Planechase 2012
Collector number
23
Rarity
Common
Mana cost
3 generic mana blue mana
Type
Creature
Colors
Blue
Artist
Luca Zontini
Market price
$0.32
$0.32est. via TCGplayer
104,743cards tracked
4other printings of this card
Card face

What it does

As this creature enters, it becomes your choice of a 3/3 creature, a 2/2 creature with flying, or a 1/6 creature with defender.

Tocasia brushed the gears and cogs from the table. There, before two wide-eyed brothers, she began a lesson on raw elemental magic.
Formats

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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Provenance

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Primal Plasma was released in 2012 as part of the Planechase 2012 expansion, a set designed to revitalize the multiplayer format by introducing planar cards and specialized preconstructed decks. This particular card was featured in the Primordial Hunger deck, a green-red-black themed collection that focused on powerful, high-mana creatures and internal synergy. The card was designed as a versatile, colorless elemental, serving as a mechanical showcase for the set's adaptability.

The card was illustrated by Nils Hamm, a prolific artist within the game whose work is often characterized by ethereal, nature-inspired motifs. Hamm’s design for Primal Plasma emphasizes its fluid, shifting identity, utilizing a swirling, nebulous aesthetic to represent the creature's ability to enter the battlefield as different configurations of power and toughness. Upon release, it was received as a functional, strategic utility card that allowed players to balance their board state depending on the immediate threats posed by opponents in a multiplayer environment.

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