Elvish Vatkeeper
March of the Machine 223 • uncommon
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Collector number
- 223
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Nicholas Gregory
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
When this creature enters, incubate 2. (Create an Incubator token with two +1/+1 counters on it and "2 generic mana: Transform this token." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.)
5 generic mana: Transform target Incubator token you control. Double the number of +1/+1 counters on it.
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
Elvish Vatkeeper was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set March of the Machine. The set depicted the climax of a multi-year narrative arc involving an interplanar invasion by the biomechanical Phyrexians, with the Vatkeeper specifically representing the integration of traditional Elvish biology with the corrupting influence of the Phyrexians on the plane of New Phyrexia.
The card was illustrated by Nicholas Gregory, whose work often explores textured, visceral imagery. In this piece, Gregory focused on the thematic fusion of organic life and industrial horror, utilizing a muted, unsettling color palette to convey the Vatkeeper's role in maintaining the twisted biological vats of the invading force. The design was received by players as a functional piece of limited play equipment, highlighting the expansion's focus on complex board states and tribal synergies.
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