Wasp Lancer
Shadowmoor 179 • uncommon
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 179
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- blue mana or black mana blue mana or black mana blue mana or black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Warren Mahy
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
Flying
"I doubt that faeries understand how short their lives are, compared to the rest of us. If they did, would they so readily charge into battle, heedless of the danger before them?"— Awylla, elvish safewright
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Wasp Lancer was released in 2008 as part of the Shadowmoor expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore a world of eternal twilight and cyclical metamorphosis, departing from the high-fantasy tropes of its predecessors to embrace a darker, more folk-horror aesthetic. As an uncommon creature featuring the hybrid mana mechanic, the card was engineered to provide versatile gameplay options for decks utilizing blue and black mana, reflecting the set's focus on color-blending synergies.
The artwork for the card was created by Warren Mahy, a long-time contributor to the game known for his expressive and often gritty creature designs. Mahy illustrated the Lancer as a sinister, insectoid warrior, capturing the jarring and unsettling atmosphere central to the Shadowmoor plane. Upon its debut, the card was recognized for its mechanical efficiency within its niche, serving as a reliable utility creature that helped define the tempo of Limited play environments during the block's lifespan.
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