Crusade
Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret 27 • rare
- Set
- Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret
- Collector number
- 27
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- white mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Howard Lyon
What it does
White creatures get +1/+1.
"Finally, I understand. Home isn't where you rest. It's what you fight for."— Elspeth Tirel
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyBanned
- VintageBanned
- CommanderBanned
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerBanned
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Where it came from
Crusade originally appeared in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as a staple enchantment for white decks. Its function, providing a power and toughness boost to all white creatures, reflected the early game design philosophy of tribal synergy and color identity, with artwork by Anson Maddocks that captured the high-fantasy aesthetic of the era.
The version included in the 2010 Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret was reprinted to support the tribal mechanics of the Elspeth deck. While the card became a cornerstone of white aggro strategies for many years, it was eventually removed from the official game's rotation and restricted in certain formats, partly due to the evolving sensibilities regarding its thematic framing in the context of modern game design.
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