Sneering Shadewriter
Secrets of Strixhaven 101 • common
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Collector number
- 101
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mila Pesic
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
Flying
When this creature enters, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
"The whole display was uninspired and derivative, and left me wondering: what was the point?"— *Strixhaven Star* gallery show review
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sneering Shadewriter was released in 2021 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion Secrets of Strixhaven. The set is themed around a magical university, with the card specifically representing the Witherbloom College, which focuses on the intersection of life and death, biology, and decay. Its inclusion at the common rarity level serves to populate the draft environment with functional creature options that highlight the set's graveyard-focused mechanics.
The card was illustrated by Mila Pesic, whose work for Wizards of the Coast often centers on dark, evocative fantasy imagery. In designing the Shadewriter, Pesic captures the aesthetic of the Witherbloom students, emphasizing the morbid curiosity and aesthetic of decay inherent to that faction. The card’s design, featuring a creature that grows more powerful as players engage with the graveyard, reflects the broader tactical philosophy of the set's black and green color identity.
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