Starting Town NPC
Mystery Booster 2 585 • rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 585
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Pedro Maia
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
Each creature card in your hand has a 1 generic mana green mana Adventure sorcery named Fetch Herbs with "You gain 2 life." (You may cast it as the Adventure for 1 generic mana green mana. Then exile it, and you may cast the creature later from exile.)
Each creature card you cast from exile enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Starting Town NPC was released in 2024 as part of the Mystery Booster 2 set, a curated compilation designed by Wizards of the Coast to celebrate the history and mechanical diversity of Magic: The Gathering. The card serves as a tongue-in-cheek homage to the archetypal non-player characters found in tabletop role-playing games, fitting into the set's broader theme of metafictional humor and experimental design that deviates from standard expansion mechanics.
The card’s design reflects a playful approach to resource management, utilizing the familiar visual language of the game to depict a common fantasy trope. Its inclusion in the set was intended to evoke a sense of nostalgia for classic gaming experiences, and it has been received by the community as a lighthearted, self-referential addition that highlights the company's willingness to experiment with unconventional card concepts.
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