Puppeteer
Ninth Edition 91 • uncommon
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 91
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Scott M. Fischer
- Market price
- $0.17
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
The Puppeteer card was originally released in the 1997 Tempest set before being reprinted in the 2005 Ninth Edition core set as collector number 91. This card emerged during a transitional era for Magic: The Gathering, where the game was refining its mechanics and aesthetic identity. Ninth Edition served as a pivotal release, as it was the final core set to utilize the classic card frame design before the game shifted to the modern frame introduced in Eighth Edition and fully adopted shortly thereafter.
The artwork for the Ninth Edition printing was created by artist Christopher Rush, a legendary figure in the Magic community who contributed iconic illustrations during the game's formative years. The design depicts a sinister, robed figure manipulating a puppet, effectively conveying the card's theme of control and deception within the blue color pie. While not considered a high-powered staple in competitive play, the card is frequently noted by collectors for its representative role in the aesthetics of mid-2000s Magic and as a piece of Rush's storied portfolio.
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