Hopeful Initiate
Innistrad: Double Feature 287 • rare
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Collector number
- 287
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $0.66
What it does
Training (Whenever this creature attacks with another creature with greater power, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
2 generic mana white mana, Remove two +1/+1 counters from among creatures you control: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Hopeful Initiate was originally printed in the 2022 expansion Innistrad: Double Feature, a set designed to celebrate the return to the gothic horror plane of Innistrad. This specific release was curated to highlight the thematic depth of the Midnight Hunt and Crimson Vow sets, utilizing a unique greyscale, silver-screen-inspired aesthetic to unify the visual identity of the entire collection.
The card illustration, created by artist Mathias Kollros, depicts a devoted human protector with a focus on high-contrast lighting that defines the Double Feature line. While the card mechanics represent the initiate's growth through training, the monochromatic art style was intended by Wizards of the Coast to evoke the feel of classic horror cinema, a stylistic choice that was widely discussed among collectors for its stark departure from the vibrant colors of standard Magic: The Gathering card frames.
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