Molten Sentry
Ravnica: City of Guilds 136 • rare
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 136
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
As this creature enters, flip a coin. If the coin comes up heads, this creature enters as a 5/2 creature with haste. If it comes up tails, this creature enters as a 2/5 creature with defender.
Some take after their father, Stone, some after their mother, Fire.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Molten Sentry was released in 2005 as part of the Ravnica: City of Guilds set, the inaugural installment of a block centered on the urban landscape of Ravnica, a plane defined by its ten competing guilds. The card was designed to embody the chaotic, industrial aesthetic of the Izzet League, a faction known for its reckless experimentation and mastery of elemental forces. Mechanically, it reflects the volatile nature of the set’s red-aligned cards, utilizing a coin-flip mechanic to determine whether the creature enters the battlefield with a higher power or toughness, emphasizing the capricious spirit of Izzet inventions.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Thomas M. Baxa, whose body of work for Magic: The Gathering is noted for its high-contrast, often grotesque or industrial character designs. Baxa aimed to capture the essence of a clockwork automaton powered by elemental combustion, utilizing glowing embers and metallic plating to convey the feeling of a machine pushed to its breaking point. Upon release, the card was viewed as a flavorful, if high-variance, inclusion in casual play, effectively communicating the theme of the Izzet guild through both its visual design and its unpredictable gameplay mechanics.
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