Star Athlete
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander 29 • rare
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander
- Collector number
- 29
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Andrey Kuzinskiy
- Market price
- $1.01
What it does
Menace
Whenever this creature attacks, choose up to one target nonland permanent. Its controller may sacrifice it. If they don't, this creature deals 5 damage to that player.
Blitz 3 generic mana red mana (If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Star Athlete was released as part of the Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander set in 2024. The card draws inspiration from the aesthetic of 1980s slasher films and supernatural horror tropes, fitting the expansion's theme of a haunted, modern-era house that traps its inhabitants within various manifestations of fear. It functions as a mechanical nod to the high-stakes, physically demanding nature of sports narratives often found in horror subgenres, where athletic prowess becomes a desperate tool for survival.
The art and design were developed under the creative direction of Wizards of the Coast to lean into the nostalgic, retro-horror vibe that characterizes the Duskmourn plane. By focusing on the 'athlete' archetype, the design team aimed to subvert the usual tropes of the genre, presenting the character as a pivotal figure capable of influencing the board state in a Commander format setting. It was received as a functional addition to white-aligned decks, praised for its thematic cohesion with the set's broader exploration of survivalist horror.
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