Welkin Tern
Magic 2015 84 • common
- Set
- Magic 2015
- Collector number
- 84
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Austin Hsu
- Market price
- $0.03
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.
Sailors have come to regard them as bad luck, for they falsely bring hope of land.
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 as part of the Magic 2015 core set, which launched in July 2014. As a staple of the blue color identity, the card was designed as a common-rarity creature to provide a cost-effective aerial threat in limited formats like Draft and Sealed. Its design reflects the classic Magic trope of low-cost, flying creatures that serve as tempo-oriented utility units for aggressive or control-heavy deck archetypes.
The artwork for this particular printing was illustrated by the artist Lake Hurwitz. Hurwitz captured the creature in a dynamic flight pose, emphasizing its avian aesthetic and the elemental nature often associated with blue-aligned creatures in the game's lore. The card was received by the player community as a functional, straightforward utility piece that embodied the set's focus on recognizable, accessible creature designs that bridge the gap between newer players and established competitive play styles.
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