Silent Arbiter
Fifth Dawn 150 • rare
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Collector number
- 150
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Market price
- $12.27
What it does
No more than one creature can attack each combat.
No more than one creature can block each combat.
Scholars say that arbiters exist on every world, created by an unknown hand to enforce justice.
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
Silent Arbiter was released in 2004 as part of the Fifth Dawn expansion, the concluding set in the Mirrodin block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore the integration of artifacts into the game mechanics, and this card was created to provide a defensive measure against creature-heavy strategies by limiting combat to a single attacker and blocker per turn. It reflects the industrial and metallic aesthetic of the Mirrodin plane, emphasizing the themes of artificial life and rigid structural control.
The card was illustrated by Mark Zug, a prominent artist within the game's history known for his painterly and detailed style. Zug depicted the Arbiter as a colossal, armored construct, visually communicating its mechanical nature and its role as a forced mediator of conflict. Upon its release, the card became a staple in control-oriented decks, praised by players for its ability to stall game states and force opponents to adapt their combat math to its restrictive presence.
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