Water Elemental
Starter 1999 60 • uncommon
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Collector number
- 60
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jeff A. Menges
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
The water that a ship sails on is the same water that swallows it up.— Chinese proverb
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Water Elemental was released in the 1999 Starter Set, a product designed by Wizards of the Coast to introduce new players to the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. At the time, the company aimed to simplify the game's complex ruleset for a broader audience, utilizing the Starter Set as an accessible entry point that stripped away some of the more intricate mechanics found in expert-level expansions.
The card features artwork by Jeff Miracola, who was commissioned to provide a classic, elemental depiction of the creature. His design emphasizes the fluid, shapeless nature of the entity, adhering to the established visual identity of blue-aligned cards within the game's color pie. Upon release, the card was widely received as a standard utility creature, valued primarily for its functional role in teaching new players the basics of combat and mana management rather than for its competitive prowess in high-level tournament play.
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