Thing from the Deep
Portal 73 • rare
- Set
- Portal
- Collector number
- 73
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana blue mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Paolo Parente
- Market price
- $1.49
What it does
Whenever this creature attacks, sacrifice it unless you sacrifice an Island.
Seafarers fear sailing off the world's edge not so much as down its gullet.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Thing from the Deep was released in 1997 as part of the Portal expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set was specifically designed as an introductory product for new players, featuring simplified card mechanics and flavor text removed to reduce visual clutter for beginners. The expansion aimed to broaden the game's appeal, though its stripped-back nature was met with mixed reactions from veteran players who preferred the complexity of the core sets.
The card features artwork by Susan Van Camp, a long-time contributor to the game whose style often leaned into the fantastical and organic aesthetics common in 1990s fantasy illustration. As a common card within the set, the design focuses on a singular, menacing aquatic creature, embodying the game's early focus on direct, creature-based combat. Its presence in the set serves as a prime example of the accessible, high-fantasy art direction that defined the Portal era.
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