Puppeteer
Odyssey 97 • uncommon
- Set
- Odyssey
- Collector number
- 97
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Scott M. Fischer
- Market price
- $0.27
What it does
blue mana, tap: You may tap or untap target creature.
"Getting people to do what you want is merely a matter of telling them what they want to hear."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Puppeteer was released in 2001 as part of the Odyssey expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Created by Wizards of the Coast, this set was designed to shift the game's mechanics back toward creature-based combat, marking a departure from the spell-heavy strategies that dominated previous blocks. The set is themed around a war-torn world and incorporates the flash-back mechanic, which allows players to play cards from their graveyard.
The artwork for Puppeteer was illustrated by Edward P. Beard Jr., a prolific fantasy artist known for his detailed and atmospheric contributions to the game during the late 1990s and early 2000s. His rendering of the Puppeteer emphasizes the macabre, theatrical nature of the character, aiming to evoke a sense of uncanny control. While the card is a common-rarity piece and not a competitive staple, it remains a recognized example of the dark, narrative-driven aesthetic that defined the Odyssey block's artistic direction.
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