Risen Reef
Core Set 2020 217 • uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Collector number
- 217
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green · Blue
- Artist
- Johan Grenier
- Market price
- $0.27
What it does
Whenever this creature or another Elemental you control enters, look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield tapped. If you don't put the card onto the battlefield, put it into your hand.
"No, not 'washed' ashore. It walked ashore."— Shafring Hulm, beachcomber
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Risen Reef was released in 2019 as part of the Core Set 2020 expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Designed as a common creature within the Elemental creature type sub-theme, it was intended to bolster tribal synergy for players utilizing the 'Temur' color combination of green, blue, and red. Its ability to generate card advantage by triggering upon entering the battlefield or when other Elementals arrive provided a significant utility piece for the set's limited and constructed formats.
The artwork for Risen Reef was created by artist Randy Vargas, who captured the creature as a sentient, coral-like entity rising from the depths. The design reflects the aesthetic of the Elemental plane, emphasizing natural textures and fluid motion consistent with the set's elemental-focused mechanics. Upon release, the card was well-received by the player base for its efficiency and role in stabilizing creature-heavy decks, quickly becoming a staple in mid-range strategies throughout its time in Standard rotation.
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