Wall of Vapor
Chronicles 27 • common
- Set
- Chronicles
- Collector number
- 27
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Richard Thomas
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to this creature by creatures it's blocking.
"Walls of a castle are made out of stone,/ Walls of a house out of bricks or of wood./ My walls are made out of magic alone,/ Stronger than any that ever have stood."— Chrysoberyl Earthsdaughter, *Incantations*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Wall of Vapor was originally released as part of the Chronicles expansion set in 1995. This set served as a curated collection of cards reprinted from earlier Magic: The Gathering sets, specifically those that were no longer in print but remained highly sought after by players. By reintroducing these cards, the publishers aimed to increase the accessibility of staple designs that had defined the game's early metagame, providing a way for newer collectors to obtain cards that had previously been difficult to acquire.
The card’s illustration was rendered by artist Daniel Gelon, a prolific contributor to the game’s early aesthetic. The design reflects a stylistic transition common to mid-nineties fantasy art, emphasizing a surreal and ethereal interpretation of a barrier. As part of the blue color identity, the card focuses on defensive mechanics and evasion, a hallmark of the set's effort to consolidate the thematic strengths of the game's earliest years.
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