Righteous Authority
Return to Ravnica 189 • rare
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 189
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue · White
- Artist
- Scott Chou
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each card in its controller's hand.
At the beginning of the draw step of enchanted creature's controller, that player draws an additional card.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Righteous Authority was released in 2012 as part of the Return to Ravnica expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed as a thematic representation of the Azorius Senate, one of the ten guilds featured in the set, which focuses on law, order, and magical bureaucracy. It functions as an Aura enchantment that grants a creature power and toughness equal to the number of cards in the player's hand, while also providing a card-draw trigger at the beginning of the upkeep, echoing the Azorius philosophy of accumulating knowledge to enforce control.
The artwork was illustrated by Terese Nielsen, a prominent artist in the Magic: The Gathering community known for her distinct painterly style. Nielsen intended to capture the imposing, structured elegance of Ravnica's legal institution, depicting a towering, angelic figure that embodies the guild's blend of white and blue mana. Upon its release, the card saw moderate play in limited formats and casual decks, noted by players for its ability to create a significant threat when paired with card-draw strategies.
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