Smolder Initiate
Shadowmoor 78 • common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 78
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Chippy
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Whenever a player casts a black spell, you may pay 1 generic mana. If you do, target player loses 1 life.
"Life is a circle. Death is a vicious circle."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Smolder Initiate was released in 2008 as part of the Shadowmoor expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to explore a world trapped in an eternal twilight, shifting the mechanical focus of the game toward color-hybrid mana symbols and themes of untapping. The Initiate, as a creature card, embodies the set's aggressive, elemental aesthetic and reflects the design philosophy of providing early-game utility for players utilizing red and white mana sources.
The card features artwork by illustrator Jim Murray, whose digital style emphasizes the harsh, jagged lighting characteristic of the Shadowmoor plane. Murray was tasked with visualizing the fiery, volatile nature of the initiate, resulting in a character design defined by glowing embers and dark, ominous silhouettes. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, if modest, addition to limited formats, praised for its role in enabling synergy strategies within the set's distinct color-identity constraints.
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