Desperate Sentry
The List EMN-21 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- EMN-21
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mathias Kollros
- Market price
- $0.05
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 originated in the Eldritch Moon set, released in 2016 as the conclusion to the Shadows over Innistrad block for Magic: The Gathering. The card represents the cosmic horror narrative of the set, depicting a frantic human guardian attempting to hold back the encroaching influence of the Eldrazi titan Emrakul, whose presence warped the plane of Innistrad. Mechanically, the card utilizes the delirium mechanic, reflecting the mental instability and structural decay associated with the set's central threat.
The artwork was created by illustrator Deruchenko Alexander, who focused on the juxtaposition of a panicked, solitary figure against the swirling, otherworldly geometry of Eldritch corruption. The design was received as a functional, flavor-focused common that effectively communicated the set's theme of impending doom. Its inclusion in 'The List'—a rotating selection of reprints curated by Wizards of the Coast for Set Boosters—allowed newer players to encounter this piece of Innistrad lore years after the original set's rotation.
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