Welkin Tern
Zendikar 76 • common
- Set
- Zendikar
- Collector number
- 76
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Austin Hsu
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
This creature can block only creatures with flying.
"The sky hedrons are covered with tern nests. It's as though the birds have given up on the land altogether."— Ilori, merfolk falconer
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Welkin Tern was released in 2009 as part of the Zendikar expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed around a high-adventure, exploration-themed aesthetic, focusing on the concepts of land interaction and fast-paced gameplay. As a common creature, the card was intended to provide a reliable early-game flying unit for blue-aligned decks, reflecting the agile and nimble nature of the avian creatures found in the Zendikar setting.
The card features artwork by Austin Hsu, who utilized a vivid color palette to capture the creature's movement within the set's distinct wild, floating-island landscape. Hsu's design emphasizes the creature's swift appearance, aiming to convey the aerodynamic qualities of the species. Upon release, the card was received as a functional staple for limited-format play, frequently utilized for its evasion capabilities and efficient mana cost.
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