Cutthroat Contender
Streets of New Capenna 73 • common
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Collector number
- 73
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark Behm
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
Pay 1 life: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.
The fights may sometimes be rigged, but the front-row spectators know the wounds are real.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cutthroat Contender was released in 2022 as part of the Streets of New Capenna expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set explores a plane defined by 1920s-inspired art deco aesthetics and organized crime, where five powerful demon-led families vie for control. Mechanically, the card serves as a representative of the Obscura, a family of wizards and spies who prioritize information and tactical subterfuge within the city's corrupt power structure.
The card was illustrated by Johannes Voss, a long-term contributor to the game known for his atmospheric and character-driven fantasy art. Voss utilized a sharp, high-contrast palette to evoke the noir influence central to the setting, aiming to capture the card's theme of relentless aggression. Upon release, it was regarded as a functional utility creature within the set's limited environment, noted for its ability to pressure opponents by sacrificing its own endurance to facilitate damage output.
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