Protean Hulk
Secret Lair Drop 319 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 319
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Timba Smits
- Market price
- $11.81
What it does
When this creature dies, search your library for any number of creature cards with total mana value 6 or less, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
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
The Protean Hulk card originated in the 2006 Dissension set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, designed by Wizards of the Coast. It quickly gained notoriety in competitive formats due to its powerful ability to fetch creatures from the library upon dying, leading to its temporary banning in certain formats. This specific version is part of a 2021 Secret Lair drop, a series of curated, limited-release sets featuring unique, often stylized artwork that departs from the traditional aesthetic of the game.
This particular printing was illustrated by the artist Dominik Mayer. Mayer chose a surreal, dark, and expressionist style that emphasizes the card's monstrous and biological nature, shifting away from the more standard fantasy illustrations found in the original release. The artistic direction was intended to give the card a sense of weight and dread, fitting the Secret Lair line’s focus on providing collectors with visually distinct, premium-looking versions of iconic gameplay staples.
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