Balustrade Spy
Double Masters 2022 68 • common
- Set
- Double Masters 2022
- Collector number
- 68
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jaime Jones
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
Flying
When this creature enters, target player reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card, then puts those cards into their graveyard.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerBanned
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Balustrade Spy was originally released in the 2012 Gatecrash set, designed as a black common creature intended to facilitate graveyard-centric strategies in the Limited format. Its ability to mill cards until a land is revealed made it a potent engine for decks looking to fill their graveyards quickly, particularly in combination with cards that reward the presence of multiple creature types.
The 2022 Double Masters version features updated art by Greg Staples, who rendered the card with a focus on the creature's sinister, shadowy aesthetic. This reprint was included in the set to provide players with access to a key utility piece for graveyard-based combo decks in formats like Modern and Pauper, where the card has historically been a centerpiece for 'Oops! All Spells' archetypes.
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