Surging Sentinels
Coldsnap 20 • common
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Collector number
- 20
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
First strike
Ripple 4 (When you cast this spell, you may reveal the top four cards of your library. You may cast spells with the same name as this spell from among those cards without paying their mana costs. Put the rest on the bottom of your library.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Surging Sentinels was released in 2006 as part of the Coldsnap expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set was unique within the game's history because it was designed as a thematic successor to the Ice Age block, completing a cycle of sets that had remained unfinished for a decade. The mechanics focused heavily on 'snow' mana and cold-themed environmental effects, drawing inspiration from high-fantasy settings defined by harsh, frigid landscapes.
The card was illustrated by Christopher Moeller, a prolific artist known for his distinct, painterly style that emphasizes dramatic lighting and structural weight. In designing the Sentinels, Moeller aimed to convey the physical presence of icy, defensive constructs, using sharp blues and whites to ground the creature within the set's snowy aesthetic. Within the context of Coldsnap, the card served as a common-rarity utility piece designed to bolster the set's limited environment play, where its ability to grow in power based on other copies made it a staple of tactical drafting.
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