Forerunner of Slaughter
Battle for Zendikar 204 • uncommon
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Collector number
- 204
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- James Zapata
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
Devoid (This card has no color.)
1 generic mana: Target colorless creature gains haste until end of turn.
"While we delay, they're on the move. They will not wait as we bicker. We are losing this war by moments as our goal slips beyond our reach."— Gideon Jura
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Forerunner of Slaughter was released in 2015 as part of the Battle for Zendikar expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set returned players to the plane of Zendikar, a world defined by its volatile landscapes and the encroaching threat of the Eldrazi, ancient cosmic entities that consume reality. This specific card was designed to support the Red-Black 'Devoid' archetype, which showcased creatures that lacked color despite their mana requirements, reflecting the alien and unsettling nature of the Eldrazi influence on the world.
The card features artwork by Clint Cearley, who emphasized the jagged, crystalline aesthetics associated with the Eldrazi swarm. The design process for the set aimed to capture a sense of desolation and otherworldly horror, moving away from the adventure-focused tone of the original Zendikar block. Upon release, the card saw moderate play in limited formats as a functional aggressive creature, noted for its ability to grant haste to other colorless creatures, which helped maintain momentum in a format dominated by the set's unique processors and ingest mechanics.
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