Tin-Wing Chimera
Visions 157 • uncommon
- Set
- Visions
- Collector number
- 157
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mike Dringenberg
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Flying
Sacrifice this creature: Put a +2/+2 counter on target Chimera creature. It gains flying. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Tin-Wing Chimera was released in 1997 as part of the Visions expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a set, Visions was notable for its shift toward more complex mechanics and a distinct aesthetic tone that moved away from the high-fantasy tropes of earlier sets, focusing instead on themes of artifact construction and planar instability. The card was designed as a rare artifact creature, serving as a tactical tool that required players to sacrifice permanents to utilize its flying capabilities, reflecting the set's emphasis on resource management.
The illustration was created by artist Brian Snoddy, whose work was a staple of the game during the mid-nineties. Snoddy’s approach emphasized a rugged, tactile aesthetic, utilizing intricate ink work to ground the fantastical creature in a pseudo-industrial reality. Upon its debut, the card was received as a niche utility piece, valued more by collectors interested in the unique mechanical design of the Visions set rather than as a centerpiece for competitive tournament play.
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