Wormfang Crab
Judgment 56 • uncommon
- Set
- Judgment
- Collector number
- 56
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Glen Angus
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
This creature can't be blocked.
When this creature enters, an opponent chooses a permanent you control other than this creature and exiles it.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Wormfang Crab was released in 2002 as part of the Judgment expansion, the third and final set in the Odyssey block for Magic: The Gathering. During this era, the game was heavily focused on the interaction between the graveyard and the battlefield, with the Odyssey block exploring themes of memory, identity, and the surreal nature of the plane of Otaria. The card was designed to function as a tempo-based utility creature, utilizing the 'Nightmare' mechanic that allowed players to exile their own permanents to protect them or gain strategic advantages.
The artwork was provided by the illustrator Bradley Williams, whose contribution captures the otherworldly and unsettling aesthetic characteristic of the set's creatures. Williams aimed to depict the creature as a physically imposing, crustacean-like horror, emphasizing its role as a vessel that traps other entities within its shell. Upon its release, the card was viewed primarily as a niche limited-format inclusion, valued more for its curious mechanical interaction than as a mainstay in competitive tournament constructed decks.
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