Will-o'-the-Wisp
Limited Edition Beta 136 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Beta
- Collector number
- 136
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jesper Myrfors
- Market price
- €190.42
What it does
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
black mana: Regenerate this creature. (The next time this creature would be destroyed this turn, instead tap it, remove it from combat, and heal all damage on it.)
"About, about in reel and rout The death-fires danced at night; The water, like a witch's oils, Burnt green, and blue and white."— Samuel Coleridge, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
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
Will-o'-the-Wisp was released in 1993 as part of the Limited Edition Beta set for Magic: The Gathering, the pioneering trading card game developed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast. As a direct reprint of the Alpha set, Beta served to increase the distribution of cards following the initial sell-out success of the game. The card represents the early aesthetic of the franchise, featuring art by Anson Maddocks, whose dark, illustrative style was instrumental in defining the grim fantasy atmosphere of early Magic sets.
The card functions as a defensive creature within the game, characterized by its ability to regenerate, reflecting the elusive nature of the folklore entity it is named after. Design-wise, the card utilizes the classic border and frame style that collectors now associate with the 'power nine' era of Magic history. While not as mechanically dominant as some rare cards in the set, the Beta version remains highly sought after by collectors for its role in the foundational history of the trading card game hobby.
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