Royal Herbalist
Alliances 15b • common
- Set
- Alliances
- Collector number
- 15b
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $0.06
What it does
2 generic mana, Exile the top card of your library: You gain 1 life.
"It's not so easy anymore. Nothing grows in Kjeldor but seaweed."— Halvor Arensson, Kjeldoran Priest
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Royal Herbalist was released in 1996 as part of the Alliances expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the second standalone expansion in the game's history, Alliances was designed to build upon the strategic complexities introduced in the Ice Age set. The card reflects the set's thematic focus on the war-torn lands of Dominaria, capturing the utility of healers and support figures within the game's broader narrative of conflict and survival.
The artwork was created by illustrator Anson Maddocks, one of the original artists involved in the inception of Magic: The Gathering. Maddocks utilized his signature moody, atmospheric style to depict the herbalist, prioritizing a grounded, rustic aesthetic that fit the low-fantasy look of early 1990s trading card sets. Upon its release, the card was viewed primarily as a functional, low-rarity common, though it remains a nostalgic piece for those who appreciate the distinctive illustrative era of the mid-nineties.
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