Viashino Runner
Urza's Saga 224 • common
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 224
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Steve White
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
"It moved this way, an' that way, an' then before I could stick it, it jumped over my head an' was gone."— Jula, goblin raider
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
The Viashino Runner was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set marked a significant shift in the game's design philosophy, introducing mechanics such as cycling and echo that emphasized complex resource management. As a common card, the Runner was designed to serve as a aggressive, low-cost creature for Red-aligned decks, reflecting the chaotic and nomadic nature of the reptilian Viashino race established in the lore of the plane of Rath.
The illustration for the card was provided by artist Greg Staples, whose work is characterized by a gritty, tactile aesthetic. Staples aimed to capture the kinetic energy of a scout in motion, emphasizing the creature's lean, reptilian physiology and the harsh, volcanic environment of its home plane. While the card is not considered a competitive staple, it remains a nostalgic inclusion for collectors interested in the early, world-building focused aesthetic of the late 1990s card sets.
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