Spectral Bears
Homelands 98 • uncommon
- Set
- Homelands
- Collector number
- 98
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Pat Lewis
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
Whenever this creature attacks, if defending player controls no black nontoken permanents, it doesn't untap during your next untap step.
"I hear there are Bears—or spirits—that guard caravans passing through the forest."— Gulsen, Abbey Matron
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
Spectral Bears was released in 1995 as part of the Homelands expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to explore the lore of the plane of Ulgrotha, a gothic, isolated world plagued by various horrors. The card serves as a representative of the set's focus on dark, atmospheric creature types, utilizing the forest-based mechanics common to green cards of the era.
The artwork was provided by Pat Lewis, whose illustrative style in the mid-nineties leaned into the murky, high-fantasy aesthetic that defined early Magic card sets. The design aimed to convey a ghostly, ethereal quality consistent with the card's spectral nature. Upon its release, Homelands was met with a mixed reception due to its perceived lower power level compared to previous expansions, though it remains a notable chapter in the game's early creative history.
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