Raven Familiar
Urza's Legacy 39 • uncommon
- Set
- Urza's Legacy
- Collector number
- 39
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Edward P. Beard, Jr.
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Flying
Echo 2 generic mana blue mana (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Raven Familiar card was released in 1999 as part of the Urza's Legacy expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set was designed to continue the intricate narrative surrounding the character Urza and the struggle against the Phyrexians. As part of the 'echo' mechanic introduced in the set, the card forced players to pay a cost on the turn following its initial casting, reflecting the high-stakes resource management central to the game's competitive environment during that era.
The artwork for Raven Familiar was created by Greg Staples, an illustrator known for his dark and evocative style that frequently appeared across multiple sets in the late 1990s. His depiction of the bird highlights the eerie, mechanical-organic fusion characteristic of the Urza block's aesthetic. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional utility piece, particularly within blue-aligned decks, thanks to its ability to filter through the player's library for specific answers, cementing its place in the history of card advantage mechanics.
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