Sea Monster
Eighth Edition 99★ • common
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Collector number
- 99★
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Daniel Gelon
- Finish
- Foil
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 released as part of the Alpha core set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, created by Wizards of the Coast in 1993. As a foundational piece of the Blue color identity, the card was designed to represent the deep-sea threats central to the fantasy theme. It has been reprinted numerous times throughout the game's history, serving as a quintessential example of early creature design.
The Eighth Edition printing, released in 2003, marked a significant aesthetic shift for the game, featuring a refreshed card frame design that modernized the interface for a new generation of players. The artwork for this version was illustrated by Christopher Rush, who was instrumental in defining the visual style of the game’s early years. His depiction focused on the stark, imposing nature of the creature, intended to convey its mechanical role as a formidable, if high-cost, threat on the battlefield.
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