Wall of Swords
Revised Edition 43 • uncommon
- Set
- Revised Edition
- Collector number
- 43
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $0.27
What it does
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying
Just as the evil ones approached to slay Justina, she cast a great spell, imbuing her weapons with her own life force. Thus she fulfilled the prophecy: "In the death of your savior will you find salvation."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Wall of Swords was introduced in the Revised Edition of Magic: The Gathering, released in 1994 as the first core set following the original Alpha, Beta, and Unlimited printings. The card was designed to function as a defensive staple within the white color identity, embodying the game's early mechanical focus on stalling tactics and board presence. Its inclusion in Revised served to maintain the availability of foundational creature types that allowed players to build stable defensive perimeters in a rapidly expanding meta.
The artwork was provided by Mark Tedin, one of the original illustrators for the game whose style helped define the gritty, high-fantasy aesthetic of early Magic. Tedin’s depiction of a sentient, bladed barrier was intended to visually manifest the card's defensive capabilities and its high toughness. While the art received little critical scrutiny at the time, it has since become a nostalgic touchstone for collectors, representing the raw, hand-illustrated character of the game's formative years.
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