Riptide
The Dark 35 • common
- Set
- The Dark
- Collector number
- 35
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Randy Asplund-Faith
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Tap all blue creatures.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Riptide was released in 1994 as part of The Dark, the fifth expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set was notable for its shift toward a darker, gothic aesthetic, moving away from the high-fantasy themes of earlier releases to explore motifs of war, death, and decay. The card was designed as a blue instant, reflecting the game's evolving mechanics regarding elemental control and resource manipulation within its complex ecosystem.
The artwork for the card was created by artist Anson Maddocks, a foundational figure in the early visual identity of the game. Maddocks' contribution to The Dark focused on atmospheric, often unsettling imagery that helped define the set's somber tone. While the card is often cited by players for its specific utility within niche water-themed decks of the mid-nineties, its primary historical significance remains its place as a representative piece of the game's formative experimental era.
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