Shimmering Efreet
Visions 42 • uncommon
- Set
- Visions
- Collector number
- 42
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Thomas Gianni
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
Flying
Phasing (This phases in or out before you untap during each of your untap steps. While it's phased out, it's treated as though it doesn't exist.)
Whenever this creature phases in, target creature phases out. (It phases in before its controller untaps during their next untap step.)
Life or death: which is the illusion?"— Naimah, Femeref philosopher
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
Shimmering Efreet was released in the Visions expansion for Magic: The Gathering in early 1997. As part of the Mirage block, this set leaned heavily into themes of elemental magic and desert landscapes, marking a period where Wizards of the Coast was expanding the narrative depth of its card sets. The card was designed as a blue creature utilizing the phasing mechanic, which was introduced during this era to represent objects flickering in and out of reality.
The artwork was provided by Thomas Gianni, a prolific illustrator known for his contributions to the game during the mid-to-late 1990s. Gianni's depiction of the Efreet focuses on the ethereal, shifting quality of the creature, employing a style that balanced the technical requirements of a top-down design with the high-fantasy aesthetic standard for the period. While not a staple of competitive play, the card remains a recognizable piece from a formative era of the game's creature-design history.
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