The 1997 Magic: The Gathering Visions expansion with Giant Caterpillar, a green Insect creature card that offers unique token-creation gameplay.
Giant Caterpillar
1997 • Magic: The Gathering • Visions
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Illustrated by Zina Saunders, this Common card represents the Insect subtype and requires four mana to cast, featuring a power and toughness of 3/3. For collectors focusing on set completion, this card is an essential component of the Visions core roster, offering a tangible piece of the franchise's late-90s design evolution. From a gameplay perspective, Giant Caterpillar provides a strategic resource exchange. By sacrificing the creature, players can generate a 1/1 green Insect token with flying, adding versatility to decks focused on token strategies or creature swarms. This mechanic highlights the creative card design that defined the Visions era, where unique interactions were prioritized alongside traditional combat roles. Whether you are building a collection of rare creature types or exploring the strategic depth of the Visions set, Giant Caterpillar offers a compelling addition to any serious collector's library. Its status as a Common card makes it accessible for set completionists while remaining a recognizable artifact of the game's rich history.
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Giant Caterpillar
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Common
Zina Saunders
Card Stock
English
{3}{G}
Creature — Insect
3 / 3
G
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{G}, Sacrifice this creature: Create a 1/1 green Insect creature token with flying named Butterfly at the beginning of the next end step.
"'I've seen hornworms big as a man's fist,' the traveler said, and nodded soberly when our jaws went slack at his ignorance." —Afari, *Tales*
