Praetor's Counsel
Mirrodin Besieged 88 • mythic
- Set
- Mirrodin Besieged
- Collector number
- 88
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana green mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Daarken
- Market price
- $2.98
What it does
Return all cards from your graveyard to your hand. Exile Praetor's Counsel. You have no maximum hand size for the rest of the game.
As the Phyrexian contagion corroded Karn's body, the praetors whispered psalms to corrupt his mind.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Praetor's Counsel was released in 2011 as part of the Mirrodin Besieged expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card represents the philosophy of the Praetors, the primary antagonists of the Mirrodin block, reflecting the green-aligned Phyrexian faction's emphasis on growth, consumption, and overwhelming force. It was designed as a powerful late-game resource, allowing players to recover their entire graveyard and expand their hand size indefinitely.
The card’s illustration was created by Aleksi Briclot, a prolific artist known for his dark and immersive fantasy style. Briclot’s design focuses on the imposing, biomechanical aesthetic of the New Phyrexian forces, capturing the essence of a corruption that fuses living tissue with cold metal. Upon its release, the card was received as a high-impact staple for commander and casual formats, praised for its ability to turn the tide of a game by providing near-limitless recovery options.
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