Cateran Persuader
Mercadian Masques 124 • common
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 124
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
1 generic mana, tap: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 1 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cateran Persuader was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore the commerce-heavy, intrigue-filled plane of Mercadia, shifting away from the high-fantasy themes of previous sets to focus on political machinations and mercenaries. This card specifically reflects the set's central mechanic of 'mercenary' tribal synergies, where players could pay mana to search their decks for other mercenary cards, emphasizing a theme of hired muscle and clandestine influence.
The card's illustration was created by artist Greg Staples, who contributed extensively to the visual language of late-90s Magic. Staples utilized a gritty, dark aesthetic to capture the menacing nature of a professional extortionist operating in the shadow-drenched city of Mercadia. Upon its release, the card was viewed primarily as a functional utility piece for limited-format play, valued for its ability to filter through a deck, though it remained a niche inclusion in constructed formats where more aggressive mercenary options were available.
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