Dimir House Guard
The List RAV-83 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- RAV-83
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- John Zeleznik
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate this creature.
Transmute 1 generic mana black mana black mana (1 generic mana black mana black mana, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Dimir House Guard first appeared in the 2005 Magic: The Gathering expansion Ravnica: City of Guilds. As a member of House Dimir, one of the ten iconic guilds of the Ravnica plane, the creature was designed to embody the house's role as a shadowy organization of spies, assassins, and information brokers. Its game mechanic, Transmute, was specifically crafted to represent the guild's penchant for searching out secrets and manipulating the flow of information.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Greg Staples, who utilized a dark, moody aesthetic to reflect the clandestine nature of the Ravnican underworld. Within the set, the card was received as a versatile utility piece, prized by players for its ability to tutor for other essential cards in a deck while serving as a reliable defensive body. Its inclusion in The List—a curated selection of reprints—reflects its enduring legacy as a quintessential example of black-aligned card advantage and Ravnican flavor.
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