Zodiac Monkey
Ninth Edition 285★ • common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 285★
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Richard Sardinha
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Forestwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)
It lives mainly on fruit, leaves, and the occasional nose.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Zodiac Monkey was released as part of the Ninth Edition expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in 2005. It originates from the 'Portal Three Kingdoms' set, which was initially released in 1999 and drew inspiration from the historical Chinese epic, Romance of the Three Kingdoms. These cards were originally designed to introduce new players to the game mechanics through a simplified ruleset, utilizing flavor and themes rooted in East Asian history and mythology.
Artist Richard Sardinha provided the illustrations for this card, focusing on a dynamic, naturalistic depiction of the primate that aligned with the game's shift toward more refined art direction during the late 1990s and early 2000s. While common in rarity, the card became a noteworthy collector's piece due to its inclusion in the Ninth Edition 'Portal' reprints, which sought to bring flavor-heavy cards from specialized, limited-release sets into the broader framework of the core game environment.
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