• Ydwen Efreet (Original Art)
  • Ydwen Efreet (Original Art)

    Ydwen Efreet (Original Art)

    Artist
    Drew Tucker
    Year
    1993
    Medium
    Watercolor & Colored Pencil
    Set/Console Name
    Arabian Nights
    Console/Game
    Magic the Gathering
    C.O.A.
    painted
    Substrate Material
    Watercolor Paper
    Substrate Dimensions
    Framed
    Image Area Dimensions
    5 1/2"H x 7"W
    Frame Dimensions
    14 3/8"W x 15 1/4"H
    Handmade Protective Case
    YES
    Reserved List
    No

    Ydwen Efreet is a three-mana red 3/6 creature printed in Arabian Nights (1993). It is one of Magic’s earliest “coin flip” creatures, a mechanic that would go on to define many red cards (e.g. Goblin Bomb, Fiery Gambit). It was part of Magic’s experimentation with chance-based gameplay, emphasizing red’s chaotic identity. Whenever Ydwen Efreet blocks, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, remove Ydwen Efreet from combat and it can't block this turn. Creatures it was blocking that had become blocked by only Ydwen Efreet this combat become unblocked. It’s an unpredictable card, the coin flip makes it exciting, which is a perfect thematic fit for red. In Old School (93/94), early “Red Deck Wins”-style decks sometimes used it as a flavorful curve-topper because it had staying power against a lot of creatures from that era. Ydwen Efreet is on the Reserved List.
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