Viashino Skeleton
Shards of Alara 118 • common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 118
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Cole Eastburn
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
1 generic mana black mana, Discard a card: Regenerate this creature.
Underneath the Dregscape lay the remains of creatures long extinct from Grixis.
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 Skeleton was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Within the game's lore, the card represents the fractured world of Grixis, a plane defined by a terminal shortage of life energy where inhabitants must often rely on necromancy to survive. This card was designed as a common creature intended to provide players with a resilient, recurring threat that could be brought back from the graveyard, reinforcing the set's focus on the distinct mechanical themes of its five shards.
The artwork for the Viashino Skeleton was illustrated by Dave Kendall, a frequent contributor to the game known for his dark and visceral aesthetic. Kendall’s design captures the grotesque nature of the creature, emphasizing the skeletal, undead physiology required by the plane of Grixis. At the time of its release, the card was received as a functional, if modest, utility piece for Limited play, valued for its ability to persist on the battlefield despite repeated destruction.
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