Wall of Air
Fifth Edition 135 • uncommon
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 135
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Richard Kane Ferguson
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
Defender, flying (This creature can't attack, and it can block creatures with flying.)
When no falcons fly, beware the sky.— Femeref aphorism
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Wall of Air was originally introduced in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, representing the early conceptual era of the game where elements were assigned distinct defensive roles. By the time it appeared in Fifth Edition in 1997, the card served as a foundational blue creature intended to provide players with a cost-effective defensive perimeter, embodying the 'wall' mechanic that halted ground-based aggression in the game's nascent competitive landscape.
The illustration for this iteration was rendered by artist Dan Frazier, a veteran of the game's earliest design days. Frazier's aesthetic approach focused on a minimalist, ethereal representation of a turbulent wind barrier, aiming to visually translate the card's function into something both abstract and clearly defined within the game's magical lexicon. In the context of the Fifth Edition release, the card was widely utilized by casual players looking to stall opponents, solidifying its place in the game's historical mid-nineties meta.
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