Trapjaw Kelpie
Eventide 164 • common
- Set
- Eventide
- Collector number
- 164
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana green mana or blue mana green mana or blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green · Blue
- Artist
- Lars Grant-West
- Market price
- $0.06
What it does
Flash
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
Travelers in these waters leave a bit of themselves behind.
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
Trapjaw Kelpie was released in 2008 as part of the Eventide expansion, the second set in the Shadowmoor block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set explored a world defined by the Great Aurora, a magical phenomenon that shifted the plane from a state of eternal day into a cycle of twilight and perpetual night, resulting in darker, more surreal themes compared to its predecessor.
The card was illustrated by Lars Grant-West, a renowned artist known for his detailed work in fantasy and natural history illustration. In this piece, he captures the creature's menacing, predatory nature, aligning with the set's focus on hybrid mana costs and the eerie, corrupted aesthetic of Shadowmoor's inhabitants. The Kelpie serves as a common utility creature, reflecting the set's mechanical emphasis on persisting through damage, a recurring keyword mechanic that allowed creatures to return to the battlefield stronger after dying.
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