Herald of Anguish
The Brothers' War Commander 108 • mythic
- Set
- The Brothers' War Commander
- Collector number
- 108
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- David Astruga
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for 1 generic mana.)
Flying
At the beginning of your end step, each opponent discards a card.
1 generic mana black mana, Sacrifice an artifact: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Herald of Anguish was originally printed in the Aether Revolt expansion in 2017 before being featured in The Brothers' War Commander set as card number 108. The creature was designed as a high-mana cost menace for black-aligned artifact synergy decks, reflecting the aesthetic of the Phyrexians, the primary antagonists of the Multiverse who seek to compleat living beings with mechanical grafts.
The card was illustrated by Victor Adame Minguez, who captured the grotesque, biomechanical nature of the Phyrexian aesthetic through a focus on dark, industrial textures and twisted, nightmarish forms. Upon its release, it was well-received by players focusing on 'artifact matters' strategies, as its ability to reduce its own casting cost through the presence of other artifacts makes it a reliable engine for board control and discard utility in Commander formats.
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