Spined Wurm
Seventh Edition 270 • common
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 270
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
"I wouldn't stand in front of that wurm, son. 'Course, I wouldn't stand behind it neither. In fact, standing anywhere near that wurm's not much of a plan. Running, now that's a plan!"— Wandering mage
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
The Spined Wurm, a classic creature card in the Magic: The Gathering universe, first appeared in the Mirage set in 1996 and was subsequently reprinted in Seventh Edition in 2001. As a common-rarity green creature, it served as a fundamental staple for limited play environments, designed to provide players with a straightforward, sturdy threat that embodied the primal, aggressive nature of the game’s green color identity.
The artwork for the Seventh Edition release was rendered by Carl Critchlow, a prolific illustrator whose work defined much of the aesthetic of late 1990s and early 2000s Magic. His depiction of the Wurm emphasizes a heavy, armored biological design, prioritizing a sense of physical weight and menace that aligned with the card's role as a midrange powerhouse. The illustration was received as a definitive representation of the creature type, leaning into the high-fantasy creature design language favored by Wizards of the Coast during the era.
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