Vertigo Spawn
Guildpact 42 • uncommon
- Set
- Guildpact
- Collector number
- 42
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Ittoku
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Defender
Whenever this creature blocks a creature, tap that creature. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Vertigo Spawn was released in 2006 as part of the Guildpact expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It belongs to the Ravnica block, which centered on a sprawling, city-wide plane governed by ten distinct guilds. This particular card was designed to represent the weird, eldritch nature of the Simic Combine, a faction obsessed with biological experimentation and the rapid adaptation of life forms.
The artwork for the card was provided by Christopher Moeller, a long-time contributor to the game known for his painterly, atmospheric style. Moeller’s design captures the card's mechanical function—which involves manipulating a creature's power and toughness—through a visceral, shifting illustration that embodies the Simic aesthetic of nature merged with forced evolution. Upon release, the card was viewed primarily as a functional utility piece within limited and constructed formats, prized by players for its thematic consistency with the set’s focus on hybrid, mutated life.
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