Chief Magistrate of Mercadia
Mystery Booster Commander Edition 35 • rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster Commander Edition
- Collector number
- 35
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red · White
- Artist
- Paolo Parente
What it does
When Chief Magistrate of Mercadia enters, you become the monarch.
At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 2/1 red Goblin creature token with haste. Then if you're the monarch, for each creature token you control, create a token that's a copy of it.
The throne was his in appearance only.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Chief Magistrate of Mercadia was originally released in the 1999 Mercadian Masques expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the plane of Mercadia, a world defined by its complex mercantile systems and social stratification, the card was designed to represent the administrative power structures of the city. Mechanically, the card reflects this governance by restricting the ability of opponents to play spells, capturing the flavor of a bureaucrat impeding progress through red tape.
The artwork for the card, created by artist Donato Giancola, depicts the magistrate in regal, ornate attire consistent with the high-society aesthetic of Mercadian culture. Giancola’s illustrative style emphasizes the gravity and stoicism of the character, reinforcing the card's function as a defensive, taxing permanent. While the card is a niche inclusion in contemporary formats like Commander, its inclusion in the Mystery Booster: Commander Edition helped introduce the older, unconventional design to a newer generation of players.
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