Altar Golem
Eventide 166 • rare
- Set
- Eventide
- Collector number
- 166
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 7 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Rob Alexander
- Market price
- $0.47
What it does
Trample
Altar Golem's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures on the battlefield.
This creature doesn't untap during your untap step.
Tap five untapped creatures you control: Untap this creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Altar Golem was released in 2008 as part of Eventide, the final expansion set of the Shadowmoor block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore the concept of hybrid mana and the shifting themes of a world trapped in an eternal twilight, where the distinction between day and night was replaced by a more melancholic, surreal atmosphere.
The card illustration was created by artist Jesper Ejsing, who leaned into the dark, rugged aesthetic synonymous with the Shadowmoor cycle. Ejsing depicted the golem as an imposing, rocky construct infused with magical energy, intended to reflect the set's mechanical focus on artifacts and color-based synergies. Upon release, the card was viewed primarily as a functional piece for limited environments rather than a centerpiece of constructed play, representing the late-game design philosophy common to the block.
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