Shimmer Myr
Commander 2016 269 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2016
- Collector number
- 269
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss
- Market price
- $0.74
What it does
Flash
You may cast artifact spells as though they had flash.
It evades Phyrexians by hiding in the spaces between seconds.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Shimmer Myr was originally introduced to the Magic: The Gathering card game in the Mirrodin Besieged set, though this specific printing appeared in the Commander 2016 release. As a card that allows players to cast artifacts as though they had flash, it was designed to provide tactical flexibility and surprise defensive capabilities to artifact-heavy decks. The creature belongs to the Myr race, a staple of the Mirrodin plane known for their modular, automaton-like construction.
The artwork for this particular iteration was provided by Karl Kopinski, who has contributed extensively to the visual identity of Magic: The Gathering. Kopinski's design emphasizes the creature's ethereal, translucent nature, fitting the 'Shimmer' nomenclature. The card was well-received by the Commander community for its utility in enabling reactive playstyles, eventually becoming a reliable utility piece for players looking to bypass the timing restrictions of their artifact spells.
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