Nurturer Initiate
Shadowmoor 124 • common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 124
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Jim Pavelec
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Whenever a player casts a green spell, you may pay 1 generic mana. If you do, target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
The elves alone preserve the few shreds of beauty left. There is no one else who cares.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Nurturer Initiate was released in 2008 as part of the Shadowmoor expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed during the Lorwyn-Shadowmoor block, this set introduced a darker, gothic-inspired transformation of the previously idyllic Lorwyn plane, shifting the game's aesthetic toward more eerie and twisted manifestations of nature. As a common creature card, it was designed to function as an early-game utility piece for players focusing on green-aligned strategies, specifically those emphasizing the use of elves and mana manipulation.
The artwork was commissioned from illustrator Jim Pavelec, whose style is noted for a gritty, textured approach to fantasy subjects. For the Nurturer Initiate, Pavelec was tasked with depicting the card's theme of growth and acceleration within the shadow-touched environment of the set. The visual design focuses on the creature's connection to its surroundings, rendered with the heavy shadowing and saturated earth tones characteristic of the Shadowmoor aesthetic, which sought to distinguish itself from the bright, vibrant color palettes of the preceding Lorwyn release.
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