Purity
Lorwyn 37 • rare
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Collector number
- 37
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Warren Mahy
- Market price
- $2.51
What it does
Flying
If noncombat damage would be dealt to you, prevent that damage. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way.
When Purity is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner's library.
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
Purity was released in 2007 as part of the Lorwyn expansion for Magic: The Gathering. It belongs to a cycle of five 'Incarnation' creatures, each representing a core color and a central concept of elemental morality. The set itself was designed to move away from the grim themes of its predecessor, Time Spiral, focusing instead on a pastoral, mythic, and folkloric aesthetic heavily inspired by Celtic and British mythology.
The card features the art of Greg Staples, who was tasked with rendering the creature as a towering, ethereal manifestation of white mana. The visual design focuses on blinding, luminous geometry to convey the concept of moral absolute. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche but flavorful high-mana utility creature, notable for its ability to prevent damage, which aligned perfectly with the white color identity’s defensive philosophies of that era.
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