Samite Healer
Intl. Collectors' Edition 38 • common
- Set
- Intl. Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 38
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Tom Wänerstrand
- Market price
- $1.11
What it does
tap: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.
Healers ultimately acquire the divine gifts of spiritual and physical wholeness. The most devout are also granted the ability to pass physical wholeness on to others.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Samite Healer was released in 1993 as part of the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering, designed by Richard Garfield to introduce players to the mechanics of damage prevention. The card reflects the early aesthetic of the game, featuring a white-bordered, non-tournament legal printing as part of the 1993 International Collectors' Edition. This specific release was produced to provide a premium, display-focused version of the early card pool for enthusiasts, distinct from the gameplay-oriented cards used in official matches.
The artwork for the card was illustrated by Quinton Hoover, a central figure in the visual development of early Magic sets. Hoover utilized a soft, ethereal style that characterized the white-aligned cards of the era, emphasizing the restorative and defensive nature of the healer figure. While the card is a standard utility piece in early sets, the International Collectors' Edition printing remains a point of interest for collectors due to its distinctive square corners and gold-stamped backs, which differentiate it from the standard play-ready iterations of the base game.
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