Trespasser il-Vec
Time Spiral 138 • common
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 138
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jim Murray
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Discard a card: This creature gains shadow until end of turn. (It can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
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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
Trespasser il-Vec was released in 2006 as part of the Time Spiral expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed as a tribute to the game's history, featuring mechanics and creature types that recalled earlier eras of play. The card belongs to the 'Shadow' creature subtype, a mechanic originally introduced in the 1997 Tempest set that allows creatures to only be blocked by or block other creatures with the same ability, representing entities existing in a shifting, alternate dimension.
The artwork for the card was created by fantasy illustrator Rebecca Guay, known for her distinctive, ethereal watercolor style that became a staple of the mid-1990s and early 2000s Magic sets. Her depiction of the il-Vec reflects the eerie, spectral nature of the species, emphasizing their elongated, otherworldly silhouettes to evoke a sense of uncanny displacement. The card served as a functional utility creature in Limited formats of the time, appreciated for its ability to bypass standard defensive lines due to the Shadow mechanic.
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