Heroes' Bane
Foundations 639 • rare
- Set
- Foundations
- Collector number
- 639
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it.
2 generic mana green mana green mana: Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is its power.
Travelers' tales claim that hydras bite off their own heads to make themselves deadlier.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Heroes' Bane debuted in the Foundations set, designed to serve as a cornerstone element within the broader Magic: The Gathering ecosystem. The card was crafted to introduce players to the mechanics of scaling creatures, utilizing the 'monstrosity' keyword to reward players for investing mana into their units over time. Its design prioritizes straightforward, impactful gameplay, embodying the set's goal of providing a stable foundation for both new and returning players.
The illustrative direction for Heroes' Bane emphasizes the brute force and imposing scale of the creature, a hallmark of the green color identity in the game's design philosophy. By focusing on a singular, dominant entity, the art captures the narrative of a card that grows more formidable as the match progresses. Upon its release, it was well-received for its reliability as a late-game threat in limited formats, where its ability to dominate the battlefield remained a consistent point of tactical discussion.
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