Sea Monster
Ninth Edition 96 • common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 96
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Daniel Gelon
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
This creature can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
It's easy to believe the monster is a myth—until you feel three hundred thousand pounds of myth crashing down on your ship.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sea Monster was first introduced in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed to serve as a foundational blue creature that exemplified the high-cost, high-power archetype of early gameplay. The Ninth Edition release, published in 2005, marked the card's inclusion in a core set designed to standardize the game's mechanics for a new generation of players while maintaining a connection to the aesthetic roots of the franchise.
The artwork for this specific printing was created by Daniel Gelon, a prolific illustrator known for his contributions to the game's earliest years. His depiction of the creature leans into the classic high-fantasy tradition of titanic ocean dwellers, utilizing a dramatic sense of scale to convey the power level of the card. Upon release, the Ninth Edition version was received as a nostalgic inclusion that grounded the set in the established lore and visual language of the game's history.
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