Highway Robber
Ninth Edition 138★ • common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 138★
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
When this creature enters, target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
"Tonight, madam, it's your money and your life."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Highway Robber was first introduced as a common creature in the Urza's Destiny set of Magic: The Gathering in 1999, designed as a black-aligned card that emphasizes the game's focus on life-drain mechanics. Its inclusion in the Ninth Edition core set, released in 2005, marked a period where Wizards of the Coast was refining the core experience for newer players by selecting cards that represented fundamental strategic archetypes, such as direct life manipulation.
The artwork for the Ninth Edition version reflects the classic fantasy aesthetic of the era, illustrating a character poised for ambush to represent the card's 'enters the battlefield' trigger effect. This version was created to ensure that the mechanics of discard and life loss remained accessible to the tournament environment of the mid-2000s, serving as a functional staple for black decks during that standard rotation.
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