Soltari Priest
Friday Night Magic 2002 1 • rare
- Set
- Friday Night Magic 2002
- Collector number
- 1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Janet Aulisio
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Protection from red
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
"Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men."— Seneca, "On Providence," trans. Basore
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Soltari Priest was originally released in the 1997 Tempest set, representing the Soltari, a race of shadow-dwellers from the plane of Rath. This specific iteration was issued as a promotional card for the Friday Night Magic series in 2002. These rewards were distributed to players participating in local game store events, serving as an incentive to foster community play and reward dedicated participants during the game's early professional expansion.
The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic illustrators in the history of Magic: The Gathering. Rush employed his signature high-contrast style to depict the Priest, emphasizing the character's ethereal, shadow-aligned nature. The design highlights the card's distinctive 'shadow' ability, a mechanical hallmark of the Rath cycle, and the 2002 promo version is particularly noted by collectors for its unique frame treatment and the transition of the card into the collectible foil format.
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