Coast Watcher
Scourge 30 • common
- Set
- Scourge
- Collector number
- 30
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Luca Zontini
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
Flying, protection from green
The aven came to fear the forest's clawing branches, but the watchers quickly renewed their courage.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Coast Watcher was released in 2003 as part of the Scourge expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set focused on the narrative of the Phyrexians invading the plane of Otaria, a chaotic environment defined by magical instability and shifting resources. The card was designed as a low-cost creature intended to provide players with a defensive utility option, reflecting the thematic focus on vigilance and early-game stability during the block's rapid-fire gameplay cycle.
The artwork for Coast Watcher was provided by illustrator Darrell Riche. Riche utilized a gritty, painterly style to capture the card's defensive nature, depicting a lone sentry stationed against a bleak, storm-swept horizon. While the card is considered a minor utility piece in the broader context of the set's more powerful competitive staples, it remains a notable example of the era's commitment to building atmospheric world-building through individual card art and flavor text.
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