Judge's Familiar
Friday Night Magic 2013 5 • rare
- Set
- Friday Night Magic 2013
- Collector number
- 5
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- white mana or blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue · White
- Artist
- Ryan Yee
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Flying
Sacrifice this creature: Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays 1 generic mana.
"It misses nothing and it has no sense of humor."— Barvisa, courtroom scribe
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Judge's Familiar was originally released in the 2012 set Return to Ravnica, representing the Azorius Senate's role as the law-enforcement agency of the plane. This specific version was issued as a promotional card for the Friday Night Magic program in 2013, a weekly organized play event hosted at local gaming stores worldwide to encourage community participation and provide rewards to loyal players.
This version features unique artwork by Igor Kieryluk, who illustrated the familiar with a distinct, sharp aesthetic that highlights its construct-like nature. The card was well-received by competitive players for its efficiency as a low-cost, multi-functional threat in aggressive deck strategies, and it remains a notable example of the high-quality foil treatments Wizards of the Coast produced for their promotional series during that era.
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