Water Wurm
The Dark 38 • common
- Set
- The Dark
- Collector number
- 38
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
This creature gets +0/+1 as long as an opponent controls an Island.
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
The Water Wurm was released in 1994 as part of The Dark, the fifth expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game. This set is recognized for its atmospheric, somber aesthetic, which marked a thematic shift toward more cohesive world-building and narrative depth in early Magic sets. The expansion was designed to evoke a gothic, autumnal mood, contrasting with the high-fantasy tropes of the game’s initial releases.
The artwork for the card was illustrated by Quinton Hoover, a prolific artist whose style became synonymous with the game's early identity. Hoover utilized a distinctive, painterly approach that balanced fluidity with the dark, moody tone dictated by the set's creative direction. While the card itself is mechanically straightforward, it serves as a representative artifact of a period when the game’s artistic identity was rapidly evolving into a more consistent and thematic visual language.
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