Ardent Recruit
Mirrodin Besieged 2 • common
- Set
- Mirrodin Besieged
- Collector number
- 2
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mike Bierek
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Metalcraft — This creature gets +2/+2 as long as you control three or more artifacts.
"We lost our homes and our kin. We won't let those rotters take our future as well."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ardent Recruit was released in 2011 as part of the Mirrodin Besieged expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the metallic plane of Mirrodin, the expansion depicts the escalating conflict between the native inhabitants and the invasive, corrupting influence of the Phyrexians. This card represents the Mirran resistance forces, designed to showcase the resilience of the plane's inhabitants through the metalcraft ability, which rewards players for controlling multiple artifacts.
The card was illustrated by Mike Bierek, who was a frequent contributor to the game during this era. Bierek chose to emphasize the aesthetic of the Leonin, a race of cat-folk indigenous to Mirrodin, portraying the recruit in active, armored preparation for battle. The art was well-received for its clean lines and its effective communication of the card's mechanical synergy within the white color identity of the set.
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