Persistent Petitioners
Secret Lair Drop 596 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 596
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- CROM
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
1 generic mana, tap: Target player mills a card. (They put the top card of their library into their graveyard.)
Tap four untapped Advisors you control: Target player mills twelve cards.
A deck can have any number of cards named Persistent Petitioners.
". . . the king's burning heart must be laid to rest at last. And furthermore . . ."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Persistent Petitioners, originally appearing in the 2019 Magic: The Gathering set Ravnica Allegiance, was designed as a thematic centerpiece for the Azorius Senate guild. The card mechanic allows a player to include any number of copies in their deck, representing a collective effort to overwhelm an opponent through mill strategies. This specific version was released as part of a limited-run Secret Lair drop, which repurposed the card to showcase unique artistic interpretations outside of the standard expansion sets.
The Secret Lair aesthetic often diverges from traditional game art, favoring stylized, experimental, or commemorative illustrations. For this particular release, the artistic direction leaned into the lore of the petitioners themselves—the disenfranchised citizens of Ravnica seeking justice through bureaucratic persistence. It was received by the player community as both a functional tool for niche deck-building and a collectible artifact for those who appreciate the varied visual history of the game's creature types.
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