Nemesis of Reason
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate 850 • rare
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Collector number
- 850
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $3.15
What it does
Whenever this creature attacks, defending player mills ten cards.
Words describing it fail. Pages relating it shrivel. Tales recounting it end.
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
Nemesis of Reason was originally printed in the Alara Reborn expansion in 2009, reflecting the themes of the Grixis shard, a plane defined by death, decay, and the hunger for knowledge. It was designed as a blue-black creature that utilizes the mill mechanic, forcing opponents to discard cards from their library into the graveyard whenever it attacks. This iteration serves as a mechanically distinct example of the parasitic nature of the Grixis aesthetic within the broader Magic: The Gathering multiverse.
The version from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate, collector number 850, features the distinct 'extended art' frame treatment. This aesthetic choice was implemented by Wizards of the Coast to highlight the card's illustration by allowing the artwork to bleed to the edges of the card frame, providing a more immersive visual experience for collectors. The design was received as a premium showcase piece, intended to provide visual depth to a functional card that remains a staple for self-mill and graveyard-focused Commander strategies.
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