Sturmgeist
Innistrad 82 • rare
- Set
- Innistrad
- Collector number
- 82
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
Flying
Sturmgeist's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
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
Sturmgeist was released in 2011 as part of the Innistrad expansion, a set centered on a gothic horror theme inspired by classic monster tropes. Within the game's mechanics, it represents an elemental spirit of the storm, designed to reward players for maintaining a large hand size. The card serves as a representative of the blue color identity's focus on knowledge and atmospheric manipulation, fitting seamlessly into the set's broader narrative of a world under siege by supernatural forces.
The artwork for Sturmgeist was created by fantasy illustrator Steven Belledin, who aimed to capture a sense of ethereal volatility. By depicting the creature as a swirling, translucent entity made of wind and electrical discharge, the design emphasizes the instability and power characteristic of the set's spirit tribal archetype. Upon its release, the card was received as a solid utility creature, frequently noted by players for its synergy with control-oriented strategies and its thematic resonance with the eerie, storm-swept aesthetic of the Innistrad plane.
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