Venomous Dragonfly
Mercadian Masques 282 • common
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 282
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Tom Wänerstrand
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Flying
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked by a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.
A pretty little death is still death.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Venomous Dragonfly was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set drew thematic inspiration from the plane of Mercadia, a world characterized by its mercantilist society and peculiar, often bizarre, biological life forms. The card was designed to function as an inexpensive, flying creature with an activated ability that reflects its nature as a predatory insect.
The illustration for the card was created by artist Christopher Rush, a legendary figure in the early history of the game. Rush utilized a distinct style that emphasized the creature's menacing, insectoid features, aiming to capture the aesthetic of the Mercadian wilderness. Upon its release, the card was widely received by players as a functional common-rarity utility card, frequently utilized in Limited-format gameplay for its ability to provide aerial pressure during the early stages of a match.
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