Spitting Slug
Time Spiral Timeshifted 85
- Set
- Time Spiral Timeshifted
- Collector number
- 85
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, you may pay 1 generic mana green mana. If you do, this creature gains first strike until end of turn. Otherwise, each creature blocking or blocked by this creature gains first strike until end of turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Spitting Slug was originally released in the 1994 expansion set Legends and was subsequently reprinted as part of the Time Spiral 'Timeshifted' subset in 2006. The Timeshifted series was designed as a nostalgic tribute to Magic: The Gathering's history, featuring exact functional and aesthetic reprints of iconic or flavorful cards from the game's first decade, marked by a distinct purple expansion symbol.
The card’s illustration by Anson Maddocks reflects the eccentric, creature-focused art style of the early 1990s. While not a competitively prominent card, it is recognized by long-term collectors for its unique ability to sacrifice lands to deal damage, a mechanical trope common in the experimental design era of early Magic. The reprint served to bring these classic visual designs back into circulation for modern players who had missed the original release.
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