Basilica Screecher
Ravnica: Clue Edition 105 • common
- Set
- Ravnica: Clue Edition
- Collector number
- 105
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Christine Choi
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
Flying
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay white mana or black mana. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
A screech in the night is all it takes for Orzhov debtors to clutch at their coin purses.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Basilica Screecher was originally introduced as a common creature in the Gatecrash set of Magic: The Gathering, designed to represent the Orzhov Syndicate, a guild characterized by its hierarchical, ecclesiastical nature on the plane of Ravnica. This reprint in the Ravnica: Clue Edition features updated art and frame treatments, maintaining its core function as a bat that provides mana ramp through its extort ability, a mechanic that rewards players for casting multiple spells by draining their opponents.
The design of the card emphasizes the gothic, bureaucratic aesthetic of the Orzhov, utilizing a visual language of shadows and religious symbolism common to the guild. In the context of the Ravnica: Clue Edition, which blends the mechanics of the classic board game with Magic's combat system, the Basilica Screecher serves as a thematic inclusion that fits the mystery-solving, urban-exploration flavor of the Ravnica setting.
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