Thallid Shell-Dweller
Time Spiral 226 • common
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 226
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
Defender
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a spore counter on this creature.
Remove three spore counters from this creature: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.
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
The Thallid Shell-Dweller was released in the 2006 Magic: The Gathering set Time Spiral. As part of a set dedicated to revisiting and reimagining the game’s history, the card serves as a thematic callback to the Fungal subtheme originally introduced in the Fallen Empires expansion of 1994. It was designed to function as a defensive creature that generates spore counters, reinforcing the iconic 'thallid' playstyle that prioritized slow, incremental board advantage.
The artwork was created by illustrator Zoltan Boros and Gabor Szikszai, who were tasked with depicting the creature emerging from its crustacean-like shell. The design aimed to merge the organic, fungal nature of the traditional thallids with the aquatic, armored aesthetic implied by its 'shell-dweller' moniker. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, flavor-rich piece of the set's nostalgic puzzle, appealing primarily to players who enjoyed tribal synergy and the specific mechanics of older Magic eras.
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