Xenic Poltergeist
Fourth Edition 173 • rare
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 173
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- $0.64
What it does
tap: Until your next upkeep, target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value.
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
Xenic Poltergeist was originally introduced in the Legends expansion set in 1994, later appearing as a reprint in the Fourth Edition base set. It was designed during a period when the game's mechanics were undergoing significant iteration, aiming to introduce niche utility cards that allowed players to interact with artifacts in ways that felt thematic to the graveyard-shifting flavor of the era.
The card features artwork by Dameon Willich, whose style in the early years of the game focused on the gothic and high-fantasy aesthetic that defined the game's identity. As part of the Fourth Edition, the card helped bridge the gap between early experimental mechanics and the more standardized formatting that would come to define the long-term playability of the game for new and returning collectors alike.
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