Sylvan Basilisk
Tenth Edition 301 • uncommon
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Collector number
- 301
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Steven Belledin
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
Whenever this creature becomes blocked by a creature, destroy that creature.
"We're not sure what one looks like, so to be safe, nobody look at anything until we're out of here."— Parbold Drix, veteran explorer
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Sylvan Basilisk was originally printed in the Legends expansion in 1994, designed by Wizards of the Coast during a formative era of Magic: The Gathering. The card was created to provide a unique combat mechanic, allowing a creature to destroy any creature it blocks or is blocked by, effectively turning it into a powerful deterrent on the battlefield. Its inclusion in the Tenth Edition core set in 2007 served to reintroduce this classic mechanical identity to a new generation of players, marking the end of the white-bordered core set era.
For the Tenth Edition printing, the card was illustrated by Steven Belledin. Belledin’s depiction focused on the creature's predatory, forest-dwelling nature, utilizing a style consistent with the modernized aesthetic of 2000s-era Magic cards. The artwork was well-received for its clear visual narrative, capturing the basilisk's lethal reputation within a woodland setting, and helped cement the card's status as a reliable, if niche, uncommon staple for green-aligned decks of that period.
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