Khan, Despot by Design
Star Trek 419 • uncommon
- Set
- Star Trek
- Collector number
- 419
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Jack Hughes
What it does
Trample
When Khan enters, he deals 1 damage to each opponent and each creature your opponents control.
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
The Khan, Despot by Design card was produced as part of the Star Trek Customizable Card Game, released by Decipher, Inc. in the mid-1990s. The game emerged during a period of peak interest in the Star Trek franchise, capitalizing on the popularity of both the classic series and the ongoing momentum of the feature films. This specific card represents the character Khan Noonien Singh, a central antagonist originally portrayed by Ricardo Montalbán, reflecting the game's intent to immerse players in the deep lore and complex character dynamics of the fictional universe.
The card features artwork commissioned to capture the formidable presence and calculated intensity of the character. Designers at Decipher worked to align the game's mechanics with the established traits of the Augments, emphasizing tactical control and resource management. Upon its release, the card was received as a significant addition to the game's meta-gameplay, recognized by players for its thematic accuracy in representing the power struggle between Khan and his adversaries within the Star Trek narrative.
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