Distracting Geist // Clever Distraction
Innistrad: Crimson Vow 9 • uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Collector number
- 9
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Andrew Mar
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
Whenever this creature attacks, tap target creature defending player controls.
Disturb 4 generic mana white mana (You may cast this card from your graveyard transformed for its disturb cost.)
"I never did enjoy studying."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Distracting Geist and its transformed state, Clever Distraction, were released in the 2021 Magic: The Gathering expansion, Innistrad: Crimson Vow. This set focused on the gothic horror themes of a vampire-themed wedding on the plane of Innistrad, following the earlier Crimson Vow companion set, Midnight Hunt. The card serves as a double-faced creature, a mechanical staple of the plane that reflects the transformation or duality inherent to its inhabitants.
The card was illustrated by artist Donato Giancola, who has been a prominent figure in fantasy illustration for decades. The design leans into the thematic aesthetic of Innistrad's restless spirits, emphasizing a sense of ethereal interference. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional addition to the set’s limited environment, noted for its utility in tapping down opponent threats during the gameplay experience common to the set's cycle of white-aligned spirit creatures.
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