Wall of Ice
Limited Edition Beta 225 • uncommon
- Set
- Limited Edition Beta
- Collector number
- 225
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Richard Thomas
- Market price
- $19.83
What it does
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
"And through the drifts the snowy cliffs/ Did send a dismal sheen:/ Nor shapes of men nor beasts we ken—/ The ice was all between."/— Samuel Coleridge, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
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
Wall of Ice was released in 1993 as part of the Limited Edition Beta set for Magic: The Gathering, the pioneering trading card game developed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast. Beta served as a refinement of the initial Alpha print run, correcting minor rule inconsistencies and printing errors that had occurred in the game’s debut, while maintaining the iconic aesthetic of the earliest cards.
The card features artwork by Dan Frazier, one of the original illustrators whose distinct style helped define the visual identity of early Magic. Frazier’s rendering of the ice formation aimed to capture the defensive nature of the wall within the game's mechanics, utilizing a traditional fantasy illustration style. Upon its release, the card was received as a straightforward defensive utility piece, becoming a recognizable element of the blue color identity within the nascent meta of the game.
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