Homer, the Hermit
Mystery Booster Commander Edition 40 • rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster Commander Edition
- Collector number
- 40
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana green mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Green · Blue
- Artist
- Christina Kraus
What it does
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, any number of target players each mill X cards, where X is twice the number of Crabs, Lobsters, Nautiluses, Starfish, and/or Trilobites you control.
He requires no destination, just a direction—a welcome respite for the weary traveler upon the sea floor.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Homer, the Hermit was released as part of the Mystery Booster Commander Edition in 2021. The card was designed as a novelty inclusion within the 'Playtest' portion of the Mystery Booster product line, which featured cards that were never meant for standard tournament play. These cards were explicitly marked with a playtest sticker aesthetic to distinguish them from official Magic: The Gathering sets, emphasizing a lighthearted, experimental approach to game design.
The character design reflects the humorous and surreal tone typical of Magic's 'Un-set' or playtest-style releases. By utilizing the 'hermit' archetype common in fantasy tropes, the illustrators leaned into a whimsical visual language intended to evoke nostalgia and parody. Upon release, the card was received primarily as a collector's curiosity and a functional oddity for casual table play, serving as a reminder of the iterative process designers undergo when balancing complex card mechanics.
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