Chainbreaker
Shadowmoor 249 • common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 249
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jeff Miracola
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
This creature enters with two -1/-1 counters on it.
3 generic mana, tap: Remove a -1/-1 counter from target creature.
Scarecrows deemed too malevolent to roam free are shackled to boulders or dolmen stones. Their animosity usually outlives the chains.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Chainbreaker was released in 2008 as part of the Shadowmoor expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore a world of eternal twilight and folklore-inspired horror, acting as a direct thematic follow-up to the Lorwyn block. Mechanically, the set introduced the wither keyword, which allowed creatures to deal damage to other creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters, reflecting the decaying nature of the plane.
The card was illustrated by Dave Kendall, a long-time contributor to the game known for his dark and visceral artistic style. Kendall’s design for Chainbreaker depicts a hulking, mournful creature breaking free from its restraints, perfectly capturing the aesthetic of the Shadowmoor set. The piece was received as a quintessential example of the block's grim, gothic fantasy tone, serving as a solid utility creature that utilized the set's unique focus on counter-based combat interactions.
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