Nightscape Familiar
Planeshift 48 • common
- Set
- Planeshift
- Collector number
- 48
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jeff Easley
- Market price
- $0.65
What it does
Blue spells and red spells you cast cost 1 generic mana less to cast.
1 generic mana black mana: Regenerate this creature.
Nightscape masters don't stop at raising the spirit of a fallen battlemage. They raise the flesh along with it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Nightscape Familiar was released in early 2001 as part of the Planeshift expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It represents a key component of the set's cycle of creatures associated with the Phyrexian-aligned factions of Dominaria, specifically the black-aligned Nightscape cabal. Designed to serve as a low-cost utility creature, it was engineered to support players casting red and blue spells by reducing their mana costs while offering a regeneration ability to improve its survivability on the battlefield.
The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic illustrators in the history of the game. Rush utilized his signature style to depict the Familiar as a sinister, bat-like entity emerging from the shadows of the Planeshift aesthetic, which emphasized the war-torn and corrupted environment of the setting. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its efficiency in various competitive formats, cementing its place as a staple of early 2000s deck construction.
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