Sea Serpent
Revised Edition 78 • common
- Set
- Revised Edition
- Collector number
- 78
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jeff A. Menges
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
This creature can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
When you control no Islands, sacrifice this creature.
Legend has it that Serpents used to be bigger, but how could that be?
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Sea Serpent card was released as part of the Revised Edition of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in 1994. As the third core set of the game, Revised was designed to provide a more accessible entry point for new players while correcting mechanical imbalances found in previous releases. It maintained the game's foundational structure, which sought to blend complex strategy with the high-fantasy aesthetic that defined early nineties tabletop gaming.
The illustration for the card was created by artist Dan Frazier, whose work is highly regarded for its distinct, often surreal aesthetic that defined much of the game’s early visual identity. Frazier’s design for the Sea Serpent leans into a classic mythological depiction of a serpentine leviathan, using a stark, elemental color palette that aligns with the game's blue-mana theme. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, if standard, creature card, serving as a reliable staple for players focusing on water-based deck archetypes.
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