Manic Scribe
Shadows over Innistrad 73 • uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Collector number
- 73
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Matt Stewart
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
When this creature enters, each opponent mills three cards.
Delirium — At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, that player mills three cards.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Manic Scribe was released in 2016 as part of the Shadows over Innistrad set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set within the gothic horror-themed plane of Innistrad, the card reflects the block's focus on themes of madness, transformation, and cosmic dread. The design highlights the set's graveyard-centric mechanics, tasking players with monitoring the opponent's library size to trigger its milling ability.
The card was illustrated by Matt Stewart, who sought to capture the frantic, obsessive nature of a character losing his grip on reality while chronicling the onset of an eldritch apocalypse. His aesthetic choice focuses on the claustrophobic tension of the scene, utilizing dark, muted tones to ground the creature within the gloomy atmosphere of the setting. Upon its release, the card became a notable inclusion in limited play environments, valued for its ability to shift the game state through attrition.
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