Mercenary Informer
Prophecy 15 • rare
- Set
- Prophecy
- Collector number
- 15
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Nelson DeCastro
- Market price
- $0.37
What it does
This creature can't be the target of black spells or abilities from black sources.
2 generic mana white mana: Put target nontoken Mercenary on the bottom of its owner's library.
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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
Mercenary Informer was released in 1999 as part of the Prophecy expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to explore the mechanics of sacrificing lands, reflecting the thematic desperation and environmental decay of the plane of Rath. As a common black creature, the card was intended to provide players with a repeatable method of thinning their decks by searching for other Mercenary cards, fitting into the tribal mechanics that defined the set's creature archetypes.
The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the most prominent early illustrators for the game. Rush utilized his signature high-contrast style to depict the informant, emphasizing the shadows and murky atmosphere of the Mercenary guilds. While not a centerpiece of competitive play, the card is frequently cited by collectors for its classic visual identity, which remains representative of the aesthetic transition period the game underwent at the turn of the millennium.
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