Sporocyst
Warhammer 40,000 Commander 98 • rare
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Collector number
- 98
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana X mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Fajareka Setiawan
- Market price
- $9.86
What it does
Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.)
Defender
Spore Chimney — When this creature enters, search your library for up to X basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Sporocyst card was released as part of the Tyranid Swarm deck in the Warhammer 40,000 Commander set, launched by Wizards of the Coast in 2022. This set marked a significant crossover between Magic: The Gathering and the iconic tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000, bringing the lore of the Hive Fleet into the mechanics of the Commander format. The inclusion of the Sporocyst reflects the organism's role in the tabletop game as a defensive, bio-engineered structure used by the Tyranids to dominate planetary surfaces.
The card features artwork by illustrator Livia Prima, who captured the grotesque, organic aesthetic synonymous with the Tyranid faction. The design emphasizes the creature's functional role in the game, focusing on its ability to generate spores and provide defensive support. The set was met with positive reception for its thematic integration of Warhammer's dark science-fantasy elements into the Magic engine, successfully bridging the two fanbases through detailed card mechanics and evocative visual world-building.
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