Guildsworn Prowler

Guildsworn Prowler was released in 2022 as part of the Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate set for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to support the 'Encore' keyword mechanic, allowing players to pay a cost to exile the creature from their graveyard and create token copies that attack each opponent. The set itself was a collaboration between Wizards of the Coast and Dungeons & Dragons, specifically designed to translate the tabletop experience of the city of Baldur's Gate into a multiplayer drafting format.

The artwork was created by illustrator Randy Vargas. In depicting the rogue, Vargas focused on the clandestine nature of the character, using shadows and high-contrast lighting to evoke the aesthetic of a skulking infiltrator within the Forgotten Realms setting. As a common-rarity card, it served a functional role in the limited environment, valued by players for its ability to generate card advantage when it dies, a characteristic tactical element of black-aligned rogue creatures in the game.