Skittering Heartstopper
Ixalan 122 • common
- Set
- Ixalan
- Collector number
- 122
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Aaron Miller
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
black mana: This creature gains deathtouch until end of turn.
It flows like water over the forest floor, as deadly as the swiftest current.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Skittering Heartstopper was released as part of the Ixalan expansion for Magic: The Gathering, which debuted in September 2017. This set was designed to evoke a thematic blend of Mesoamerican-inspired cultures, colonial exploration, and prehistoric wildlife, shifting the game's narrative focus to the mysterious plane of Ixalan. The card reflects the set's dark, predatory aesthetic, functioning within the game's mechanical framework as a common black creature meant to populate the set's limited environment.
The illustration for the card was created by artist Igor Kieryluk, who has contributed extensively to the Magic: The Gathering visual identity. Kieryluk focused on the macabre and unsettling nature of the creature, emphasizing its spindly, insect-like anatomy to fit the horror-infused flavor of the set's swamp-dwelling threats. Upon its release, the card was received primarily as a functional utility piece for draft and sealed play, appreciated for its role in maintaining the set’s specific tactical pacing rather than as a centerpiece for competitive constructed formats.
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