Deftblade Elite
The List LGN-12 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- LGN-12
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Alan Pollack
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Provoke (Whenever this creature attacks, you may have target creature defending player controls untap and block it if able.)
1 generic mana white mana: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by this creature this turn.
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
Deftblade Elite was originally released as part of the Scourge set in 2003 for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It represents a specialized soldier archetype within the white color alignment, designed during a period when the game was exploring themes of high-stakes combat and structured military hierarchies. The card functions as a combat-focused creature, utilizing an activated ability to gain double strike, a mechanical hallmark of aggressive white-aligned cards in the early 2000s.
The artwork for this card was created by fantasy illustrator Pete Venters, who contributed extensively to the game's visual identity throughout the late 1990s and 2000s. Venters depicted the figure in dynamic, armored battle gear to emphasize the character's elite status and martial prowess. Inclusion in 'The List'—a recurring curation of reprints from Magic's history—reintroduced the card to modern players, serving as a nostalgic bridge for those familiar with the game's mid-2000s design era.
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