Blight Herder
Battle for Zendikar Promos 2 • rare
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar Promos
- Collector number
- 2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jaime Jones
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
When you cast this spell, you may put two cards your opponents own from exile into their owners' graveyards. If you do, create three 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature tokens. They have "Sacrifice this token: Add colorless mana."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Blight Herder was released as part of the Battle for Zendikar set in 2015, marking a significant return to the Zendikar plane in Magic: The Gathering. As a rare creature card, it was designed to represent the influence of the Eldrazi—an ancient, cosmic race of world-consuming entities—on the landscape and inhabitants of Zendikar. The card’s mechanics, which involve processing exiled cards to create colorless Eldrazi Scion tokens, were central to the set's unique strategic identity.
The artwork for this specific promo version was crafted by Jaime Jones, a prolific illustrator known for his atmospheric and cinematic fantasy style. Jones was tasked with depicting the grotesque, otherworldly biology of the Eldrazi, emphasizing their role as destructive forces of nature. The piece was well-received by players for its vivid, unsettling portrayal of the Eldrazi brood, effectively capturing the existential dread that defined the block’s narrative arc.
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