Will-o'-the-Wisp
Revised Edition 137 • rare
- Set
- Revised Edition
- Collector number
- 137
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jesper Myrfors
- Market price
- $5.18
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 originally printed in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, later appearing in the Revised Edition released in 1994. The card was designed as a low-cost defensive staple, reflecting the game's early emphasis on efficient creature management. It belongs to the foundational period of the trading card game, where the mechanics were heavily inspired by high-fantasy tropes and tabletop role-playing games.
The iconic illustration was created by artist Dan Frazier, whose work defined much of the aesthetic of the early sets. Frazier utilized a minimalist, ethereal style to capture the creature's nature as a spectral light. At the time of its release, the card was widely recognized for its high power-to-cost ratio, eventually becoming a signature piece of the game's early competitive history and a collector's favorite for its distinctive, moody artwork.
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