Thallid Shell-Dweller
Modern Masters 169 • common
- Set
- Modern Masters
- Collector number
- 169
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Market price
- $0.30
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
Thallid Shell-Dweller was originally printed in the Time Spiral expansion in 2006, serving as a nostalgic callback to the Fallen Empires set from 1994. The card highlights the Thallid creature type, which is defined by its ability to generate spore counters that can be sacrificed to create Saproling tokens. This mechanic was a hallmark of green decks during the mid-nineties, representing a slow but steady engine of biological growth.
The version included in the 2013 Modern Masters set features artwork by Darrell Riche, who captures the grotesque, fungal aesthetic characteristic of the Thallid tribe. Modern Masters was curated to provide players with access to staple cards from previous formats, and the inclusion of this creature reinforced the 'sliver and spore' draft archetypes that defined the set's unique environmental design.
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