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 2000 Mercadian Masques expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to reflect the political intrigue and mercantilist themes of the plane of Mercadia, a setting heavily influenced by Renaissance-era trade dynamics. As a Rare creature, it utilized a unique taxing ability intended to stifle opponents' development, a design choice that aimed to emphasize the bureaucratic and restrictive nature of the magistrate character within the game's lore.
The card’s artwork was provided by Paolo Parente, a prolific illustrator known for his stylized, gritty approach to fantasy imagery. Parente’s depiction of the Magistrate captured the stern, imposing presence of a ruling official, aligning with the set's aesthetic of complex power structures. The card was later reprinted in the Mystery Booster Commander Edition, which brought older, niche cards back into circulation for players looking to integrate classic mechanics into modern Commander decks.
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