• Natural Spring (Original Sketch)
  • Natural Spring (Original Sketch)

    Natural Spring (Original Sketch)

    Artist
    Jeffrey R. Busch
    Year
    1997
    Medium
    Graphite
    Set
    Portal Second Age
    Card Color
    Green
    Card Rarity
    Common
    Card Type
    Sorcery
    Game
    Magic the Gathering
    C.O.A.
    no
    Painted A.P.
    no
    Substrate Material
    Tracing Paper
    Substrate Dimensions
    9"H x 12"W
    Image Area Dimensions
    6 1/8"H x 7 3/4"W
    Frame Dimensions
    Unframed
    Handmade Protective Case
    No
    Reserved List
    No

    Natural Spring is a four-mana green sorcery from Ice Age (1995) that gains you 8 life. At the time, large life-gain spells were viewed as a legitimate defensive strategy, especially in slower, creature-heavy metas. While the card never reached competitive prominence, it reflected green’s early identity as a color of endurance and natural recovery. Life gain was once considered a win condition in itself, particularly in casual play. Today it occasionally appears in nostalgic decks or beginner-focused Commander builds, but its role is almost entirely historical. Natural Spring is not on the Reserved List.
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