Gleaming Overseer
War of the Spark 198 • uncommon
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Collector number
- 198
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
When this creature enters, amass Zombies 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)
Zombie tokens you control have hexproof and menace.
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
Gleaming Overseer was released in the 2019 Magic: The Gathering set War of the Spark. The card was designed as an uncommon creature card to support the set's central theme of an interplanar war on the plane of Ravnica, specifically highlighting the influence of the villain Nicol Bolas and his corrupted army of Eternals. It was created to provide mechanical synergy for blue-black decks by bolstering zombie-themed creatures with hexproof and menace.
The card features illustration by artist Daarken, known for his dark and atmospheric fantasy style. His design depicts a crystalline, blue-skinned entity reflecting the magical aesthetic of the Dreadhorde. Upon its release, the card was well-regarded by the limited-format community for its utility and efficient mana cost, becoming a staple of the set's drafted archetypes.
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