Corrosive Mentor
Shadowmoor 61 • uncommon
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 61
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Daarken
- Market price
- $7.12
What it does
Black creatures you control have wither. (They deal damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)
Guttering cinders stoke their dying flames by snuffing out the lights of others.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Corrosive Mentor 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 darker, gothic-inspired transformation of the previously idyllic Lorwyn plane, emphasizing color-hybrid mechanics and themes of decay and corruption. This card, specifically, utilizes the set's signature 'wither' mechanic, which mechanically represents the thematic focus on deterioration and the harsh reality of a world shifting toward twilight.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Zoltan Boros and Gabor Szikszai, a prolific duo known for their atmospheric and visceral contributions to the game during the mid-2000s. Their depiction of the Mentor focuses on the grotesque, shadowy aesthetic central to the Shadowmoor identity. The piece was well-received by players for its effective visual storytelling, grounding the card's mechanical ability to weaken opponents within the bleak, shifting landscape of the setting.
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