Tethered Skirge
Urza's Legacy 70 • uncommon
- Set
- Urza's Legacy
- Collector number
- 70
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Brian Snõddy
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
Flying
Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, you lose 1 life.
It bites the hand that leads it.
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
Tethered Skirge was released in 1999 as part of the Urza's Legacy expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set followed the mechanically complex and high-powered Urza's Saga, continuing the block's focus on the artifact-heavy narrative of the artificer Urza. The card was designed to function within the set's mechanical themes, specifically leveraging the 'echo' keyword, which required players to pay an additional cost on their following turn to keep the creature on the battlefield.
The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the most prolific and iconic early illustrators for the game. Rush's depiction of the Skirge captures the gothic, biomechanical aesthetic that defined the Phyrexian-aligned creatures during the Urza block. While not considered a high-tier competitive staple at the time, the card remains a notable example of the dark, intricate visual identity that Wizards of the Coast cultivated during this pivotal era of the game's history.
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