Wall of Spears
Fourth Edition 356 • common
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 356
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Sandra Everingham
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
First strike
Even the most conservative generals revised their tactics after the Battle of Sarinth, during which a handful of peasant-pikemen held off a trio of rampaging Craw Wurms.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Wall of Spears was originally introduced in the Alpha set in 1993, representing the early aesthetic of Magic: The Gathering as it sought to translate tabletop wargaming sensibilities into a collectible card format. The Fourth Edition printing, released in 1995, served as a foundational core set designed to consolidate the game's mechanics and card pool during a period of rapid expansion and mass-market distribution.
The artwork for this iteration was rendered by Sandra Everingham, whose contributions to the early game helped define its illustrative identity. The design focuses on the card's function as a defensive barrier, utilizing a straightforward fantasy depiction of defensive fortifications to clearly communicate its mechanical role as an artifact creature that cannot attack. It remains a recognizable relic of the game's formative years, valued by collectors for its simple, functional utility and historical significance within the core sets.
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