Spinal Centipede
Guilds of Ravnica 86 • common
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica
- Collector number
- 86
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Zezhou Chen
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
When this creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
The Golgari adorn themselves with the exoskeletons of iridescent insects. It's only fair the insects do likewise.
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
Spinal Centipede was released in October 2018 as part of the Guilds of Ravnica expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set returned players to the iconic urban plane of Ravnica, focusing on the Golgari Swarm, a faction characterized by themes of decay, recycling, and the cycle of life and death. The card was designed to function as a common-tier creature that illustrates the Golgari philosophy of utilizing graveyard resources to empower the living.
The creature’s visual identity was brought to life by artist Magali Villeneuve, who is well-regarded in the community for her intricate fantasy illustrations. In this design, she focused on the grotesque, multi-segmented anatomy typical of the Golgari aesthetic, blending organic textures with a menacing, subterranean presence. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, limited-environment utility creature that effectively captured the flavor of the black-green guild through its unique death trigger.
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