Nightmare Shepherd
Theros Beyond Death 108 • rare
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death
- Collector number
- 108
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Tyler Jacobson
- Market price
- $0.38
What it does
Flying
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, you may exile it. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's 1/1 and it's a Nightmare in addition to its other types.
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
Nightmare Shepherd was released in the 2020 expansion Theros Beyond Death, a set centered on the return to the Greek-inspired underworld of Theros. Designed by Wizards of the Coast for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, the card explores the dark, cyclical nature of death within the plane’s mythology. It functions as a powerful creature that offers players a way to manifest copies of their dying forces, capturing the flavor of a spectral guardian guiding souls back to the battlefield.
The illustration was created by artist Johannes Voss, who utilized a moody, ethereal color palette to emphasize the shepherd's role as a bridge between life and the afterlife. The design was intended to balance high-utility mechanics with the evocative, gothic aesthetics common to the set’s black-aligned cards. Upon release, it was well-regarded by the player community for its efficient mana cost and strategic versatility, cementing its place as a staple in various deck archetypes within the Standard and Commander formats.
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