Herald of Secret Streams
The List XLN-59 • rare
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- XLN-59
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Sara Winters
- Market price
- $5.84
What it does
Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them can't be blocked.
"You might as well try to stop the waterfall."
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 Secret Streams was originally printed in the 2017 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Ixalan, which focused on a Mesoamerican-inspired plane filled with pirates, dinosaurs, and merfolk. The card was designed as a rare creature intended to provide a powerful utility effect for +1/+1 counter-based strategies, specifically within the Simic (green-blue) color identity. Its ability to grant unblockability to any creature with a +1/+1 counter made it a centerpiece for synergistic deck-building.
The illustration for the card was provided by artist Bram Sels, who captured a mystical, aquatic aesthetic to align with the merfolk tribes of the set. Its inclusion in 'The List'—a rotating collection of reprints curated by Wizards of the Coast for Set Boosters—allowed the card to persist in the game's ecosystem long after the original Ixalan print run concluded. The card is generally regarded by players as a staple for Commander formats, valued for its straightforward but high-impact board presence.
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