River Boa
World Championship Decks 1997 sg118sb • common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 1997
- Collector number
- sg118sb
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Steve White
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
green mana: Regenerate this creature.
"But no one heard the snake's gentle hiss for peace over the elephant's trumpeting of war."— Afari, *Tales*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The River Boa card, originally released in the Visions expansion, was featured as part of the 1997 World Championship Decks. These decks were produced by Wizards of the Coast as a commemorative product, allowing players to purchase exact replicas of the decks used by the top eight finalists at the Magic: The Gathering World Championship in Seattle. This specific iteration was part of the sideboard for the deck piloted by Svend Sparre Geertsen.
The design of the card reflects the aesthetic shift occurring within the game during the mid-nineties, characterized by evocative, thematic fantasy illustrations. The art, created by artist Richard Thomas, captures the creature's swamp-dwelling nature. Within the competitive meta of the time, the card was valued for its specific utility against blue decks, which made it a common inclusion in tournament sideboards during the 1997 competitive season.
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