{"product_id":"leviathan","title":"Leviathan (Original Art)","description":"\u003cp\u003eArguably the most iconic image from \u003cem\u003eThe Dark \u003c\/em\u003eset\u003cem\u003e (\u003c\/em\u003ealong with\u003cem\u003e Maze of Ith), Leviathan\u003c\/em\u003e is a nine-mana blue 10\/10 creature with trample, that enters the battlefield tapped, and doesn’t untap during your untap step. At the beginning of your upkeep, you may sacrifice two Islands to untap \u003cem\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/em\u003e can’t attack unless you sacrifice two Islands. Leviathan from \u003cem\u003eThe Dark\u003c\/em\u003e (1994), is one of the original “big blue creatures” – a massive sea monster meant to represent the ultimate oceanic threat. In early Magic design, each color had its own “giant creature” – \u003cem\u003eForce of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e (Green), \u003cem\u003eShivan Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e (Red), \u003cem\u003eSerra Angel\u003c\/em\u003e (White), \u003cem\u003eLord of the Pit\u003c\/em\u003e (Black). Richard Garfield and early designers wanted each color to have access to a “finisher” that matched its philosophy. For blue, that meant power through cost and control – a gigantic creature that could dominate the board but came with steep restrictions to reflect blue’s need for planning and resource management. The art by Melissa Benson has also become iconic – the looming, serpentine monster emerging from the depths captures early Magic’s mythic and mysterious tone perfectly. In Commander (EDH), it occasionally appears in casual \/ “Sea Monster” decks, as a thematic finisher (e.g. \u003cem\u003eArixmethes, Slumbering Isle\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eWrexial, the Risen Deep\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003cem\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/em\u003e is not on the Reserved List.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"artwhirled","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44762014908461,"sku":null,"price":0.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/8000\/6957\/files\/Leviathan_Original_Art_front_a_white.jpg?v=1775002309","url":"https:\/\/artwhirled.com\/products\/leviathan","provider":"Art Whirled","version":"1.0","type":"link"}