Sporeback Wolf
Innistrad: Crimson Vow 223 • common
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Collector number
- 223
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Nicholas Elias
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
During your turn, this creature gets +0/+2.
The mushrooms growing in the wolves' fur possess curative properties incredible enough to tempt many alchemists into risking their lives to track one down.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Sporeback Wolf was released in 2021 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set Innistrad: Crimson Vow. This set serves as the second installment in the return to the gothic horror-themed plane of Innistrad, focusing specifically on a vampire-centric narrative. The design of the card reflects the set's central 'decay' and 'self-mill' mechanics, depicting a wolf physically consumed and repurposed by fungal growths, which serves as a visual bridge between the natural wildlife of the world and the magical corruption inherent to the setting.
The card was illustrated by artist Joshua Raphael, who employed a visceral style to emphasize the grotesque biological fusion of flora and fauna. The design goal was to reinforce the set's themes of transformation and the creeping, unnatural evolution triggered by the eternal night enveloping the plane. Upon its release, the card was received as a standard functional piece within the set's limited environment, noted primarily for its synergy with graveyard-focused strategies and its contribution to the overall aesthetic cohesion of the Crimson Vow expansion.
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