Heartmender
Shadowmoor 228 • rare
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 228
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana or white mana green mana or white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green · White
- Artist
- Rebecca Guay
- Market price
- $1.02
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a -1/-1 counter from each creature you control.
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
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
Heartmender was released in 2008 as part of the Shadowmoor expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the plane of Lorwyn, which had been transformed into the darker, twilight-influenced world of Shadowmoor, the card reflects the set's central themes of cycle and persistence. It was designed to support the 'persist' mechanic, a keyword that allowed creatures to return from the graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter, providing a resilient engine for strategic gameplay.
The illustration was created by artist Jaime Jones, who captured the ethereal and somewhat melancholic aesthetic characteristic of the Shadowmoor cycle. His design portrays the creature as a ghostly, benevolent figure actively engaged in the act of restoration, fitting the card's function of removing counters from permanents. Upon its release, the card was well-regarded among players for its utility in counter-based decks, becoming a staple for those looking to offset the drawbacks of the persist mechanic.
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