Skittering Monstrosity
Time Spiral 129 • uncommon
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 129
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- rk post
- Market price
- $0.10
What it does
When you cast a creature spell, sacrifice this creature.
Most living things were weakened and stunted in the ruinous aftermath of the Phyrexian invasion, but a few grew more horrid than ever.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Skittering Monstrosity was released in 2006 as part of the Time Spiral expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed to evoke a sense of nostalgia by revisiting mechanics and themes from the game’s early years, while simultaneously introducing complex, time-shifted cards. The Monstrosity reflects the set's focus on the 'suspend' mechanic, which allowed players to cast powerful spells at a reduced cost by waiting several turns, mirroring the temporal instability that defined the expansion's narrative.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Chippy, a frequent contributor to Magic throughout the 2000s. Known for a distinctively eerie and textured aesthetic, Chippy depicted the creature as a chaotic, multi-limbed entity emerging from a void, reinforcing the set's theme of planar displacement. The design aimed to convey the unsettling nature of a creature existing outside of normal time, and it remains a representative example of the darker, surrealist visual direction prevalent in mid-2000s Magic art.
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