Slaughter Drone
Oath of the Gatewatch 79 • common
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Collector number
- 79
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $0.04
What it does
Devoid (This card has no color.)
colorless mana: This creature gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it. colorless mana represents colorless mana.)
It kills what is, making way for what should not be.
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
Slaughter Drone was released in 2016 as part of the Oath of the Gatewatch expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to support the set's central mechanical theme involving devoid, an ability that causes cards to be colorless despite their mana requirements. Set within the block's narrative of the plane Zendikar, the drone serves as a functional representation of the Eldrazi invasion, manifesting as an aggressive, efficient creature meant to pressure opponents during the mid-to-late game phase.
The artwork for the card was provided by Chris Rahn, who sought to capture the unsettling, ethereal biology characteristic of the Eldrazi brood. By emphasizing the drone's disjointed, alien physiology against the backdrop of the Zendikar landscape, Rahn leaned into the body-horror aesthetic favored by the creative team. Upon release, the card was widely utilized in the Limited format, where its combination of menace and potential pump ability made it a consistent inclusion for players drafting Black-aligned decks.
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