Shadow Glider
Battle for Zendikar 47 • common
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Collector number
- 47
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Steve Prescott
- Market price
- $0.05
What it does
Flying
A few bands of kor sought refuge from the Eldrazi in Zendikar's vast cave networks, relying on their ability to survive in harsh vertical landscapes.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Shadow Glider was released in 2015 as part of the Battle for Zendikar expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed as a common-rarity creature to support the set's focus on the Eldrazi, a race of interdimensional beings that reshape the landscapes they occupy. In the game's lore, the Glider represents a subservient drone within the Eldrazi swarm, intended to provide early-game aerial utility for players drafting or building decks centered around colorless themes.
The artwork for this card was created by illustrator Johannes Voss, who utilized a stark, otherworldly aesthetic to emphasize the unsettling nature of the Eldrazi. The design draws on the set's established visual language of jagged, floating geometries and desaturated color palettes. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, straightforward staple for limited-format play, valued by players for its ability to evade ground-based blockers while maintaining the cohesive theme of the Zendikar plane's ongoing conflict.
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