Saproling Burst
Nemesis 113 • rare
- Set
- Nemesis
- Collector number
- 113
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Market price
- $8.44
What it does
Fading 7 (This enchantment enters with seven fade counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.)
Remove a fade counter from this enchantment: Create a green Saproling creature token. It has "This token's power and toughness are each equal to the number of fade counters on Saproling Burst."
When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, destroy all tokens created with this enchantment. They can't be regenerated.
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
Saproling Burst was introduced in the Nemesis expansion of Magic: The Gathering, released in early 2000 as the second set of the Masques block. The card reflects the set's thematic focus on the plane of Rath and the Phyrexians, serving as a powerful engine for creating creature tokens. It was designed to synergize with sacrifice mechanics and green deck strategies, offering players a temporary but significant board presence that scales based on the amount of mana invested.
The artwork was illustrated by rk post, a prominent artist whose distinct, often surreal style became a hallmark of late 90s and early 2000s Magic cards. In creating Saproling Burst, post aimed to visualize the rapid, fungal-like eruption of saprolings, a recurring creature type in the game's lore. Upon release, the card was widely received as a staple in competitive play, eventually becoming a centerpiece in high-powered formats due to its versatility and ability to facilitate explosive turns.
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