Khan, Despot by Design
Star Trek 543 • uncommon
- Set
- Star Trek
- Collector number
- 543
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Jack Hughes
- Finish
- Surge
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 (CCG) First Edition, which was released by Decipher, Inc. in 1994. The game was designed to capitalize on the immense popularity of the franchise during the height of The Next Generation era, utilizing a complex ruleset that allowed players to engage in strategic deck-building based on various series and films within the Star Trek universe.
The card features imagery of the iconic antagonist Khan Noonien Singh, specifically capturing his portrayal in the original series episode 'Space Seed.' Decipher employed a team of art directors and designers to curate stills from Paramount’s archives, aiming to maintain a high level of aesthetic fidelity to the television episodes. Within the game's meta, the card represents the tactical and combat-oriented nature of the Augment characters, and it remains a staple for collectors interested in the initial creative direction of the Decipher era of Star Trek gaming.
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