Vampire Bats
Rivals Quick Start Set 25 • common
- Set
- Rivals Quick Start Set
- Collector number
- 25
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
What it does
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
black mana: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate no more than twice each turn.
"For something is amiss or out of place When mice with wings can wear a human face."— Theodore Roethke, "The Bat"
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
Vampire Bats was released as part of the 1996 Rivals Quick Start Set for Magic: The Gathering. This set was designed as an entry-level introduction to the game, providing players with pre-constructed decks to learn the rules of play. As a common creature card, it was intended to be accessible and functional for novice players exploring the color black, which is characterized by themes of decay and death.
The card features artwork by Anson Maddocks, a foundational artist for the game during its early years. Maddocks employed a dark, textured style that became synonymous with the aesthetic of early Magic sets. His depiction of the creature emphasizes the macabre atmosphere typical of the game's initial design philosophy, which aimed to evoke a classic gothic horror sensibility.
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