Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
Betrayers of Kamigawa 81 • rare
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 81
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds
- Market price
- $1.05
What it does
Whenever a creature with power 1 or less is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may return that card to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step if Shirei is still on the battlefield.
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
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker was released in 2005 as part of the Betrayers of Kamigawa expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Drawing deep inspiration from Japanese mythology and folklore, the set explored the conflict between the mortal realm and the spirit world. Shirei represents a Kami, or spirit, specifically tied to the Shizo estate, designed to mechanically embody the cycle of life and death by recurring low-power creatures to the battlefield.
The card was illustrated by Japanese artist Ittoku Kuwata. His aesthetic choice for Shirei utilized a somber, ethereal color palette and fluid, ghostly linework that helped define the unsettling, supernatural tone of the Kamigawa block. Upon release, the card was viewed as a niche build-around centerpiece, eventually becoming a cult favorite in the Commander format due to its unique ability to weaponize sacrifice strategies.
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