Stream of Life
Collectors' Edition 218 • common
- Set
- Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 218
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- X mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Market price
- $3.32
What it does
Target player gains X life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Stream of Life was originally released in the 1993 Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering, designed by Richard Garfield to introduce players to the concept of lifegain within the game's green color identity. The card allows a player to pay any amount of mana to gain that much life, reflecting the theme of nature's restorative power. As part of the Collectors' Edition released in 1993, this version of the card was produced as a non-tournament-legal promotional set, featuring square corners and a gold-bordered back to distinguish it from standard game pieces.
The artwork for the card was created by artist Jesper Myrfors, who served as the original art director for the game. Myrfors utilized a distinct, evocative style that helped define the early aesthetic of Magic. The Collectors' Edition was marketed specifically to collectors rather than players, providing a premium way to own cards that had already become difficult to find due to the rapid growth of the game's popularity in its inaugural year.
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