Shambling Strider
Ice Age 263 • common
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 263
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
red mana green mana: This creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
Freyalise forbid that any stranger should wander into the Striders' territory.
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 Shambling Strider was released in 1995 as part of the Ice Age expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Created during a period when the game was expanding its mechanical scope, the set focused on a thematic frozen landscape, introducing mechanics like cumulative upkeep that challenged players to manage resources over multiple turns. As a common creature card, the Strider reflects the set's aesthetic shift toward colder, more rugged environmental storytelling.
The card’s illustration was provided by artist Quinton Hoover, whose distinct, painterly style was a hallmark of early Magic sets. Hoover was known for his evocative use of color and expressive, often surreal character designs. In this instance, his work aimed to capture the unsettling, lumbering nature of the creature, grounding it firmly within the harsh, desolate atmosphere of the Ice Age setting. Upon release, the card became a standard piece of the game's evolving card pool, valued primarily for its role in limited play formats.
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