Somber Hoverguard
Mirrodin 51 • common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 51
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Adam Rex
- Market price
- $0.05
What it does
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs 1 generic mana less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Flying
The vedalken interrogate all intruders—once the hoverguards are done with them.
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
The Somber Hoverguard was released in 2003 as part of the Mirrodin expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set on an artificial plane made entirely of metal, the expansion introduced the artifact-heavy mechanics that defined the block's industrial aesthetic. As a common creature, the Hoverguard was designed to provide mid-game utility within the Limited play environment, allowing players to leverage the set's prevalent artifact synergies to reduce its casting cost.
The card features artwork by Adam Rex, an illustrator known for his contributions to fantasy and science fiction during the early 2000s. Rex’s design for the Hoverguard emphasizes the cold, utilitarian nature of Mirrodin’s denizens, depicting a sleek, flying automaton consistent with the aesthetic of the Vedalken architects of the plane. The card was received as a functional, albeit standard, addition to the block's draft landscape, emblematic of the era's focus on artifact-reliant creature design.
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