Festival of the Guildpact
Ravnica: City of Guilds 17 • uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 17
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- X mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Alex Horley-Orlandelli
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to you this turn.
Draw a card.
Everyone knows that violence at the Festival brings the worst of luck, so for at least one day a year arms are laid down in favor of brimming goblets.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Festival of the Guildpact was released in 2005 as part of the Ravnica: City of Guilds set, the inaugural expansion for the Ravnica block in Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to capture the flavor of the plane's massive urban sprawl, specifically the celebratory atmosphere of the Decamillennial, a rare event marking ten thousand years since the signing of the original Guildpact. Mechanically, the card was crafted to reward players for diversifying their deck with the multi-colored creatures that defined the Ravnica expansion's unique color-pair identity.
The artwork was illustrated by Dave Dorman, a veteran fantasy artist known for his cinematic lighting and dramatic compositions. Dorman sought to emphasize the scale of the bustling city streets, depicting a vibrant, chaotic parade that mirrored the chaotic political landscape of the guilds. While the card is primarily valued today for its thematic ties to Ravnica's world-building rather than tournament-level play, it remains a nostalgic artifact for those who appreciate the aesthetic foundation of one of the game's most popular settings.
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