Nightshade Seer
Urza's Destiny 63 • uncommon
- Set
- Urza's Destiny
- Collector number
- 63
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Donato Giancola
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
2 generic mana black mana, tap: Reveal any number of black cards in your hand. Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards revealed this way.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Nightshade Seer was released in 1999 as part of Urza's Destiny, the final expansion in the Urza block for Magic: The Gathering. This set concluded a major narrative arc centered on the artificer Urza and featured designs that emphasized high-complexity mechanics and powerful creature utility. The card itself fits within the black color identity, utilizing a discard mechanic to provide card advantage, which was a hallmark of the set's strategic focus on resource management.
The artwork for Nightshade Seer was created by illustrator Thomas M. Baxa, a prominent contributor to the game during the late 1990s. Baxa sought to capture the ominous, shadowy aesthetic associated with the card's function, leaning into dark, visceral imagery to reflect its role as an agent of decay. Upon release, the card was received as a niche utility tool, valued more for its specific interaction with the graveyard than as a staple for competitive constructed decks.
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