Merchant's Dockhand
Aether Revolt 163 • rare
- Set
- Aether Revolt
- Collector number
- 163
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Christine Choi
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
3 generic mana blue mana, tap, Tap X untapped artifacts you control: Look at the top X cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
"If you can build it, we can move it."— Bes Tavani, Bomat merchant
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
Merchant's Dockhand was released in 2017 as part of the Aether Revolt expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the plane of Kaladesh, the card reflects the industrial, inventor-focused aesthetic of the world, capturing the bustling activity of the docks where the game's signature Aether energy is processed. It was designed as a low-cost artifact creature, providing players with utility through its ability to surveil and manipulate the top of their library, fitting the set's thematic emphasis on energy counters and artifact synergy.
The card's illustration was created by artist Igor Kieryluk, who is well known for his work across the Magic: The Gathering catalog. Kieryluk’s design focuses on the mechanical intricacy of the dockworker, highlighting the brass and copper steampunk-inspired gear central to the Kaladesh setting. Upon release, the card was viewed as a niche tactical choice, praised by players for its thematic consistency and its role in decks that benefited from library manipulation and artifact-based mechanics.
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