Vine Dryad
Mercadian Masques 284 • rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 284
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Jeff Laubenstein
- Market price
- $1.21
What it does
You may exile a green card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Flash
Forestwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Vine Dryad was released in October 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the plane of Mercadia, a world defined by its merchant-class politics and unconventional goblin-run technology, the set shifted away from the gothic themes of the preceding Rath block. This card was designed to interact with the game's mechanics of free spells and fast play, specifically utilizing the 'pitch' mechanic that allowed players to cast it without paying its mana cost by discarding a green card.
The card's evocative illustration was created by artist Christopher Rush, a foundational figure in Magic's early visual identity. Rush depicted the dryad as an ethereal, woodland entity blending seamlessly into its arboreal surroundings, consistent with the set's focus on creature types that emphasized the natural and mystical elements of the Mercadian forests. Upon its release, it was recognized by players for its tactical utility in tempo-based decks, particularly those aiming to bypass the standard mana-curve requirements of the era.
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