Dauthi Mindripper

Dauthi Mindripper was originally printed in the 1997 Tempest expansion, a set that introduced the shadow mechanic to the Magic: The Gathering card game. This mechanic allowed creatures to exist in a separate state of combat, interacting only with other shadow creatures, which served as a central thematic and gameplay pillar for the Rath cycle of the game's lore.

The card was illustrated by Roger Raupp, who captured the unsettling, ethereal nature of the Dauthi, a race of shadow-dwellers from the plane of Rath. While the card is a relatively straightforward discard engine, its inclusion in 'The List'—a rotating selection of reprints curated by Wizards of the Coast for Set Boosters—serves to introduce modern players to the deep history and aesthetic variety of the game’s formative years.