Symbiotic Wurm
Onslaught 289 • rare
- Set
- Onslaught
- Collector number
- 289
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana green mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Matt Cavotta
- Market price
- $7.03
What it does
When this creature dies, create seven 1/1 green Insect creature tokens.
The insects keep the wurm's hide free from parasites. In return, the wurm doesn't eat the insects.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Symbiotic Wurm was released in the 2002 Onslaught expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a centerpiece of the set's focus on creature-heavy mechanics and the tribal themes of the Onslaught block, the card was designed to embody the raw, overwhelming nature of green-aligned creatures, rewarding players for investing high mana into a resilient board presence.
The artwork was commissioned from artist Greg Staples, who rendered the Wurm with a visceral, earthy aesthetic that emphasizes its massive scale and parasitic lifecycle. The design reflects the 'Wurm' creature type's identity in Magic lore as a hulking, predatory force of nature, and the card was well-received by players of the era for its ability to generate significant value upon entering the graveyard.
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