Thriving Grubs
Kaladesh 138 • common
- Set
- Kaladesh
- Collector number
- 138
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Steve Prescott
- Market price
- $0.03
What it does
When this creature enters, you get E symbol E symbol (two energy counters).
Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay E symbol E symbol. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Some passengers ride without tickets.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Thriving Grubs was released in 2016 as part of the Kaladesh expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed around an inventor-themed, steampunk-inspired aesthetic, drawing heavily from Indian culture to create the vibrant, technological plane of Kaladesh. The card, illustrated by artist Nils Hamm, features a creature that embodies the set's central 'Energy' mechanic, reflecting the game's focus on magical power sources and mechanical creativity.
Nils Hamm’s artwork for the card captures the eerie, bio-mechanical nature of the Grubs, utilizing his signature style of layered, textured brushwork to emphasize the creature's strange anatomy. Within the context of the game, the card was designed as a common-rarity creature to support the draft environment, allowing players to utilize energy counters to grow the creature’s power. It remains a notable example of how the set successfully integrated its distinct visual world-building with functional, repeatable mechanics.
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