Beacon of Destiny
Legions 5 • rare
- Set
- Legions
- Collector number
- 5
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Tim Hildebrandt
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
tap: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, that damage is dealt to this creature instead.
"We all borrowed life from the Ancestor to exist in this world. Today, I repay that debt."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Beacon of Destiny was released in February 2003 as part of the Legions expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was unique in the history of the game for being composed entirely of creature cards, a design choice intended to emphasize a theme of mobilization and war within the game's Onslaught block narrative.
The card features artwork by the acclaimed illustrator Tim Hildebrandt, one half of the famous Brothers Hildebrandt duo known for their fantasy and science fiction work, including iconic posters for Star Wars. Hildebrandt's illustration for this piece captures the ethereal, high-fantasy aesthetic characteristic of the era's creature designs, aiming to evoke a sense of spiritual guidance and battlefield fortification through its visual composition.
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