Desperate Sentry
Eldritch Moon 21 • common
- Set
- Eldritch Moon
- Collector number
- 21
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mathias Kollros
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
When this creature dies, create a 3/2 colorless Eldrazi Horror creature token.
Delirium — This creature gets +3/+0 as long as there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Desperate Sentry was released in 2016 as part of the Eldritch Moon expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a common creature card, it was designed to function within the set’s mechanics, which focused on the cosmic horror themes of the plane of Innistrad. The card depicts a soldier succumbing to the transformative influence of the Eldrazi titan Emrakul, reflecting the set’s narrative of descent into madness and physical mutation.
The artwork was commissioned from Mathias Kollros, a frequent contributor to the franchise known for his dark and atmospheric style. Kollros aimed to capture the specific tension of a sentinel losing control as their form twists and changes, a hallmark of the body horror aesthetic prevalent throughout the Eldritch Moon set. The card was received as a standard utility piece, appreciated by players for its ability to generate a token creature upon death, which served as a small but meaningful strategic pivot in limited play formats.
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