Will-o'-the-Wisp
Ninth Edition 169 • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 169
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Rob Alexander
- Market price
- $0.44
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.)
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 first appeared in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield. As a staple of early black-mana strategy, the card was intended to provide a highly resilient defensive blocker. Its design reflects the gothic and dark fantasy influences that defined the game's initial aesthetic, capturing the folkloric essence of a spectral light that lures travelers to their doom.
The Ninth Edition printing, released in 2005, marked the card's inclusion in the modern core set framework. Featuring updated card frames introduced in Eighth Edition, this version utilized existing art to maintain thematic continuity. The illustration by Dan Frazier remains one of the most recognizable interpretations of the creature, and the card was well-received by players for its efficiency and its role in maintaining the historical legacy of Magic's early card library.
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