Wild Griffin
Starter 1999 31 • common
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Collector number
- 31
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Jeff Miracola
- Market price
- $0.27
What it does
Flying
Two little goblins, out in the sun. Down came a griffin, and then there was one.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Wild Griffin card was released as part of the initial 1999 starter decks for the Magic: The Gathering card game. Designed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast, the game emerged from a burgeoning hobbyist culture in the early 1990s that sought to combine the depth of strategy games with the collectibility of trading cards. This specific creature card was included in the foundational sets to help establish the core mechanics and creature types that would define the game's fantasy aesthetic for decades to come.
The illustration for the Wild Griffin features the distinct, hand-painted aesthetic common to early Magic cards, which prioritized atmospheric, high-fantasy art over the standardized digital polish seen in modern sets. Like many common-tier creatures of the era, the design aimed to provide players with functional, mid-game utility while contributing to the immersive lore of the game's setting. It was received as a reliable, utilitarian component for decks utilizing white mana, grounding the game's expansive magical world in recognizable mythological tropes.
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