Squirming Emergence
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan 241 • rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Collector number
- 241
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Simon Dominic
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
Fathomless descent — Return to the battlefield target nonland permanent card in your graveyard with mana value less than or equal to the number of permanent cards in your graveyard.
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Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Squirming Emergence was released in November 2023 as part of The Lost Caverns of Ixalan expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card belongs to a set focused on the exploration of a subterranean world hidden beneath the plane of Ixalan, characterized by themes of prehistoric ecosystems, fungal decay, and ancient, slumbering civilizations. It was designed to represent the cycle of life and death within the deep caverns, mechanics-wise acting as a recurring resurrection tool that synergizes with the set's focus on the graveyard and permanent-based resource management.
The artwork, illustrated by Billy Christian, captures the eerie, organic aesthetic of the subterranean environment by depicting a figure being coalesced back into physical form by bioluminescent fungi and subterranean matter. Christian's work on the set was noted for leaning into the 'horror-adjacent' naturalism of the cavern's ecosystem. Upon release, the card became a staple in various deck archetypes that rely on graveyard recursion, gaining a reputation among players for its efficiency in returning high-value threats to the battlefield.
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