Spectral Sailor
Foundations 746 • uncommon
- Set
- Foundations
- Collector number
- 746
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Cristi Balanescu
- Market price
- $0.27
What it does
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Flying
3 generic mana blue mana: Draw a card.
"Any ship that sails on these mean seas for long is bound to pick up a ghost or two."— Admiral Beckett Brass
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Spectral Sailor is a card featured in the Foundations set of Magic: The Gathering, released by Wizards of the Coast. Designed to serve as a versatile utility creature, it was crafted to offer players a repeatable card-drawing ability, making it a staple for blue-aligned decks that rely on keeping their hand size healthy during the late stages of a game. Its inclusion in this set reflects a broader design philosophy of providing evergreen, accessible mechanics that support both newer players and established strategic archetypes.
The card’s striking visual identity was brought to life by artist Cristi Balanescu, who utilized a moody, ethereal aesthetic to capture the spirit of a ghostly mariner. Balanescu aimed to evoke a sense of mystery and nautical dread, using soft lighting and spectral blues to emphasize the creature's intangible nature. The art was well-received by the community for its thematic cohesion and its ability to communicate the card's function as an elusive, flying threat that remains difficult for opponents to pin down.
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