Shrieking Drake first appeared in 1997’s Visions set, and this unaltered art reprint is one of the coolest additions to MTGModern Horizons 3.
MTG Modern Horizons 3’s spoiler season has revealed a wealth ofunique and powerful new cards. Alongside these fresh options for MTG decks in Modern, Commander, and other popular formats, Modern Horizons 3 has included several reprints that stand out by being stylish or high-value.
Thereprint of Urza’s Incubatorwas an absolute win for the Commander community, particularly for players looking to put together Typal decks. However, Shrieking Drake takes the prize for the most interesting and unexpected reprint in Modern Horizons 3.
Shrieking Drake follows on from that trend and comes from an even older set than Overwhelming Forces. The Visions set launched for Magic in 1997, with Shrieking Drake making its debut there.
The Creature itself is a 1/1 with flying that can be cast for a single blue mana. It also has an ETB effect that returns a Creature you control to its owner’s hand.
MTG players were quick to gush about this card’s standout art and how it compares to the art direction of modern-day magic.Reddit user leaning_on_a_wheel gave a straightforward“Love this art” and many other commenters agreed. One user added, “Bring back more old-school art direction (or rather, freedom) like this!”
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While Overwhelming Forces received an updated look to match the frontier plane of Thunder Junction, Shrieking Drake’s border may have been updated but its art is faithful to the 1997 original.
It seems that keeping the classic look has paid off, as players are excited to get their hands on Shrieking Drake whenModern Horizons 3launches on June 14.
Jack Bye was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in ecommerce content. He is a Magic The Gathering and DnD expert, covering all things tabletop games. He also has bylines at WePC and VideoGamer.
