Cartographer's Hawk
Starter Commander Decks 10 • rare
- Set
- Starter Commander Decks
- Collector number
- 10
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Donato Giancola
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Flying
When this creature deals combat damage to a player who controls more lands than you, return it to its owner's hand. If you do, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cartographer's Hawk was released in the Starter Commander Decks in 2020, a product line designed by Wizards of the Coast to provide accessible, ready-to-play entry points for the Commander format. The card was specifically crafted to support white-aligned decks, which historically struggled with land ramp compared to green. By providing a repeatable way for players to keep pace with opponents in land count, the Hawk addresses a long-standing mechanical imbalance within the color pie.
The card features artwork by Wisnu Tan, who rendered the creature with a sharp, avian focus that emphasizes its role as a scout. Its design intent is purely functional utility, leveraging the 'land tax' style of catch-up mechanics that rewards players who remain behind in development. Upon its release, the card was widely praised by the Magic: The Gathering community for its efficiency and its ability to provide a much-needed tactical advantage to white-based Commander decks.
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