Progenitus
From the Vault: Legends 9 • mythic
- Set
- From the Vault: Legends
- Collector number
- 9
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- white mana white mana blue mana blue mana black mana black mana red mana red mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Green · Red · Blue
- Artist
- Mike Bierek
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Protection from everything
If Progenitus would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, reveal Progenitus and shuffle it into its owner's library instead.
The Soul of the World has returned.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Progenitus first appeared in the 2009 set Conflux as a rare mythic creature, designed to represent the Soul of the World within the lore of the Alara block. The card features intricate, multi-colored artwork by Jaime Jones, who sought to capture the entity's overwhelming scale and status as a primordial hydra. It was conceived as a high-cost, high-reward powerhouse, utilizing the 'protection from everything' mechanic to make it nearly impossible to remove from the battlefield through conventional means.
The From the Vault: Legends version, released in 2011, serves as a premium, foil-etched reprint of the original design. This collection was curated by Wizards of the Coast to honor some of the most iconic legendary creatures in Magic: The Gathering history. By including Progenitus, the set acknowledged the card’s significant impact on the game's competitive landscape, particularly within the Commander format, where its complex casting requirement and resilience made it a frequent choice for players favoring five-color strategies.
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