Whirling Dervish
Fourth Edition 288 • uncommon
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 288
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Susan Van Camp
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Protection from black
At the beginning of each end step, if this creature dealt damage to an opponent this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
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
The Whirling Dervish first appeared in the Legends expansion in 1994, designed by Wizards of the Coast as part of a cycle of cards focused on color-shifted mechanics. It was subsequently reprinted in the Fourth Edition core set, which was released in 1995 to serve as a comprehensive baseline for the game by gathering cards from the earliest expansions into a unified, white-bordered format.
The art was provided by Susan Van Camp, whose illustration features the iconic spinning figure central to the card's theme. The design aimed to represent a specialized green creature capable of protection from black, a mechanic that served as a thematic counterpoint to the aggressive discard and removal strategies prevalent in the early Magic: The Gathering competitive environment.
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