Spirit Cairn
Commander 2020 100 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2020
- Collector number
- 100
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Noah Bradley
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Whenever a player discards a card, you may pay white mana. If you do, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.
The most beautiful souls shine even in death.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Spirit Cairn was originally released in the Urza's Saga expansion in 1998, designed as a graveyard-focused enchantment during a period when Magic: The Gathering was experimenting heavily with mechanics tied to discard and resurrection. The card was later reprinted in the Commander 2020 set as part of the 'Timeless Wisdom' preconstructed deck, which centered on cycling and hand-management strategies. This reprint brought the card into the modern Commander format, where its ability to create tokens whenever a card is discarded remains a useful tool for graveyard-focused archetypes.
The artwork for the card was illustrated by Donato Giancola, a renowned fantasy artist known for his painterly, atmospheric style. Giancola’s vision for the piece conveys a haunting, ethereal quality that aligns with the card’s thematic link to spirits and the afterlife. Upon its original release, the card was received as a niche utility enchantment, valued primarily for its specific interaction with discard engines, and it remains a classic example of late-90s card design that balances flavor with mechanical complexity.
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