Dimir House Guard
Ravnica: City of Guilds 83 • common
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 83
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- John Zeleznik
- Market price
- $0.39
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
Dimir House Guard was released in the 2005 Magic: The Gathering set Ravnica: City of Guilds, marking the first time the Dimir guild was introduced to players. As a common creature, it was designed to function as a versatile tool within the guild's signature mechanic, transmute, which allowed players to discard the card to search their library for another card of the same mana cost, emphasizing the secretive and manipulative nature of the guild's lore.
The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, who captured the eerie, shadowy aesthetic of the House Dimir through a cloaked, armored figure shrouded in mist. Staples, a frequent contributor to the game, aimed to portray the guard as an unsettling enforcer of Ravnica's subterranean conspiracies. Upon release, the card was well-received by the competitive community for its utility as both a defensive body and a reliable tutor engine in various formats.
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