Delver of Secrets // Insectile Aberration
Innistrad Remastered 457 • common
- Set
- Innistrad Remastered
- Collector number
- 457
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Nils Hamm
- Market price
- $1.80
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. You may reveal that card. If an instant or sorcery card is revealed this way, transform this creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Delver of Secrets was first introduced in the 2011 Innistrad expansion, designed as a double-faced card to represent the gothic horror theme of human transformation. The card depicts a researcher whose obsessive study of forbidden knowledge results in a monstrous physical metamorphosis. Its mechanic, which requires the player to reveal the top card of their library to flip the permanent, became a cornerstone of efficiency for tempo-based strategies across multiple formats.
This specific version originates from the Innistrad Remastered set, which curates the most iconic designs from the original Innistrad block. The original illustration, credited to Nils Hamm, is widely praised for its evocative portrayal of the body horror genre, capturing both the scholarly pursuit and the grotesque physical decay associated with the transformation into an Insectile Aberration. It remains a hallmark of competitive play due to its low mana cost and potential for high-impact pressure.
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