Obsessive Astronomer
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt 152 • uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Collector number
- 152
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Josu Hernaiz
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
If it's neither day nor night, it becomes day as this creature enters.
Whenever day becomes night or night becomes day, discard up to two cards, then draw that many cards.
"Sleep? I can sleep when I'm dead!"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Obsessive Astronomer was released in 2021 as part of the Innistrad: Midnight Hunt expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the gothic horror-inspired plane of Innistrad, the card reflects the set's central themes of survival and the encroaching darkness of an eternal night. Mechanically and narratively, the card represents a scholar pushed to the brink of sanity by the strange, celestial anomalies plaguing the world.
The artwork was created by illustrator Antonio José Manzanedo, who rendered the character in a style consistent with the grim, atmospheric aesthetic of the Innistrad setting. The design focuses on the isolation and fixation of the astronomer, utilizing muted tones and chaotic detail to emphasize the character's descent into obsession. Upon its release, the card was integrated into the limited play environment of the set, where it served as a utility piece for players focusing on the set's 'daybound' and 'nightbound' transformation mechanics.
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