Spined Wurm
Duels of the Planeswalkers 83 • common
- Set
- Duels of the Planeswalkers
- Collector number
- 83
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
Its spines act like the teeth of a saw, scoring distinctive marks in the vegetation of its territory.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Spined Wurm is a foundational creature card within the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem, originating as a classic representative of the game's green color identity. Originally printed in the Alpha set of 1993, this specific version appeared as part of the 2012 Duels of the Planeswalkers promotional collection, designed to introduce new players to the core mechanics of creature combat and mana efficiency.
The card features artwork by Jeff Miracola, whose illustrations for this iteration emphasize the creature's imposing, primal nature. Throughout the game's history, the Spined Wurm has served as a benchmark for 'vanilla' creatures—those that provide raw power without complex abilities—designed to act as reliable, straightforward threats that help players understand the fundamental balance between a card's cost and its power and toughness.
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