Shoreline Raider
Invasion 73 • common
- Set
- Invasion
- Collector number
- 73
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Nelson DeCastro
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Protection from Kavu
"This strange new beast makes for an excellent meal. Get me more."— Empress Galina
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 Shoreline Raider was released in 2000 as part of the Invasion expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set marked a significant narrative shift for the game, centering on the Phyrexian invasion of the plane of Dominaria, a conflict that brought together disparate factions previously opposed to one another. The card was designed as a functional blue creature, reflecting the set's thematic emphasis on coalition-building and elemental affinity within the game's evolving mechanics.
The artwork for Shoreline Raider was created by artist Christopher Rush, a foundational figure in the early visual identity of Magic: The Gathering. Rush’s illustration depicts the creature in its natural aquatic environment, utilizing a style that balanced the game's high-fantasy requirements with the tactical clarity needed for gameplay. While the card is considered a standard utility piece rather than a centerpiece of the set, it remains a nostalgic example of Rush's influence on the game's aesthetic during the turn of the millennium.
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