Archon of the Triumvirate
Return to Ravnica 142 • rare
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 142
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana white mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue · White
- Artist
- David Rapoza
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, detain up to two target nonland permanents your opponents control. (Until your next turn, those permanents can't attack or block and their activated abilities can't be activated.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Archon of the Triumvirate was released in 2012 as part of the Return to Ravnica expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Within the lore of the Ravnica setting, the card represents the Azorius Senate, one of the plane's primary political factions focused on law and order. The card was designed to highlight the faction's mechanic, 'detain,' which mechanically enforces their thematic control over the game board by neutralizing opponents' creatures.
The illustration was created by artist Igor Kieryluk, who utilized a regal and imposing aesthetic to capture the authority of the Archon. By depicting the entity as a winged, armored guardian, the art emphasizes the Senate's rigid, celestial approach to justice. Upon release, the card was received as a flavorful, albeit high-cost, centerpiece for limited play formats, noted for its ability to stabilize a game through its continuous disruption of enemy forces.
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