Vortex Runner
Strixhaven: School of Mages 60 • common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 60
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Billy Christian
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
As long as you control eight or more lands, this creature gets +1/+0 and can't be blocked.
"By using the vortex, I can study for at least fifteen extra minutes between every class. I wasn't being reckless, Dean Imbraham. I was being efficient."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Vortex Runner was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set at the prestigious Strixhaven University, the card represents the blue-aligned Prismari College, which emphasizes the intersection of magic and artistic expression. It was designed to showcase the set's 'Magecraft' mechanic, rewarding players for casting instant and sorcery spells by allowing the creature to gain increased power and evasion, mirroring the chaotic, expressive nature of Prismari magic.
The artwork was created by illustrator Randy Vargas, who utilized a vivid color palette to capture the stormy, elemental aesthetic associated with the Prismari students. Vargas focused on dynamic movement, depicting the runner enveloped in a swirling vortex of energy. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, limited-focused utility creature, praised by players for its ability to grow in strength as the game progresses and its synergy with the spell-heavy themes of the Strixhaven limited environment.
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