Dauthi Mercenary
Tempest 124 • uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 124
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Matthew D. Wilson
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
1 generic mana black mana: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
"The Dauthi believe they dignify murder by paying for it."— Lyna, Soltari emissary
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
Dauthi Mercenary was introduced in the 1997 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Tempest, which marked the beginning of the Rath Cycle. The card was designed to showcase the new shadow mechanic, a keyword that restricted interaction to only other creatures possessing the same ability, effectively creating a separate plane of combat on the battlefield.
The artwork was illustrated by Daren Bader, who drew upon the macabre and ethereal aesthetic defined by the Dauthi race—a civilization trapped in a transitional dimension known as the shadow world. The design aimed to convey the unsettling, translucent nature of these beings, and the card remains a notable artifact from a period in Magic's history characterized by ambitious, high-concept mechanics.
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