Thermal Glider
Mercadian Masques 53 • common
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 53
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Flying, protection from red
"The Mercadians are too busy looking down on us to see us coming."— Cho-Arrim rebel
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Thermal Glider was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set on the plane of Mercadia, the expansion introduced a block focused on political intrigue and mercantilism, moving away from the high-fantasy tropes of previous sets. The card was designed as a white common creature, serving as a functional piece of the set's limited environment by providing flying utility at a low mana cost.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Jeff Miracola. His design captures the whimsical, often industrial aesthetic prevalent in the Mercadian Masques era, depicting a stylized avian-like flying machine that reflects the set's unusual technological themes. Upon release, the card was received as a standard utility creature, valued primarily for its inclusion in limited-format draft play rather than as a centerpiece for constructed deck archetypes.
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