Crossbow Infantry
Mercadian Masques 16 • common
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 16
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt
- Market price
- $0.10
What it does
tap: This creature deals 1 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
The crossbow is the ideal weapon for the lazy Mercadians: just point and shoot.
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
Crossbow Infantry was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set drew inspiration from a commerce-driven, socio-political atmosphere on the plane of Mercadia, shifting away from the high-fantasy aesthetic of previous sets toward a more industrial and urban visual style.
The card features artwork by Dan Frazier, a veteran illustrator known for his contributions to the game's earliest sets, including the original Power Nine. Frazier’s design for this creature reflects the set's thematic focus on grounded, mechanical warfare, depicting a soldier equipped with a heavy crossbow as a direct reflection of the card's defensive, tactical utility within the game's mechanics at the time.
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