Ihsan's Shade
Homelands 53 • uncommon
- Set
- Homelands
- Collector number
- 53
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Christopher Rush
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
Protection from white
"Ihsan, the weak. Ihsan, the fallen. Ihsan, the betrayer. He has brought shame to the Serra Paladins where none existed before. May his suffering equal his betrayal."— Baris, Serra Inquisitor
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ihsan's Shade was released in 1995 as part of the Homelands expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed during a period when Wizards of the Coast was experimenting with localized, narrative-driven sets, Homelands was designed to evoke the gothic horror and folklore of the plane of Ulgrotha. The card depicts a legendary knight whose spirit has been corrupted, fitting the set's thematic focus on dark legends and ancestral curses.
The artwork for the card was created by iconic illustrator Christopher Rush, who was a pivotal figure in the early visual identity of the game. His depiction of Ihsan's Shade sought to blend the traditional aesthetic of high-fantasy knights with the decaying, ethereal nature of the undead. While the card is often cited by players for its peculiar mechanical design—balancing significant power with a defensive drawback—it remains a recognizable piece of the game's mid-nineties aesthetic era.
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