Loyal Retainers
Portal Three Kingdoms 12 • uncommon
- Set
- Portal Three Kingdoms
- Collector number
- 12
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Solomon Au Yeung
- Market price
- $38.98
What it does
Sacrifice this creature: Return target legendary creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Loyal Retainers was released in 1999 as part of the Portal Three Kingdoms expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to introduce the mechanics of the game to new players in the Asian market, drawing thematic inspiration from the 14th-century Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The card specifically references the loyalty and martial structure prevalent in that era's military culture, serving as a tactical tool to bring legendary creatures back onto the battlefield.
The card’s illustration was created by artist L.A. Williams, who adopted a classic fantasy aesthetic to represent the stoic nature of a dedicated warrior. Upon its initial release, the card was relatively obscure due to the limited distribution of the Portal Three Kingdoms set. However, it eventually gained significant status in the community as a powerful staple for the Commander format, leading to several reprints that have made its mechanics more accessible to modern players.
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