Arena Athlete
Ultimate Masters 123 • common
- Set
- Ultimate Masters
- Collector number
- 123
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Jason Chan
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, target creature an opponent controls can't block this turn.
The Iroan Games award no medals. Athletes vie for a visit from Iroas, god of victory.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Arena Athlete was first introduced in the 2013 Magic: The Gathering set Theros, designed to capture the top-down flavor of Greek mythology and the trials of the arena. As a red creature with the heroic mechanic, the card was intended to reward players for casting spells that targeted their own creatures, emphasizing the aggressive and combative nature of red-aligned strategies in limited formats.
The card was later reprinted as part of the 2018 Ultimate Masters set, which served as a curated retrospective of powerful and iconic cards from throughout the game's history. The artwork, provided by Greg Staples, depicts a dynamic, gladiatorial figure mid-combat, maintaining the aesthetic continuity of the Theros block while providing a polished look that resonated with the set's premium, master-level appeal.
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