Steward of Valeron
Shards of Alara 198 • common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 198
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green · White
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
Vigilance
tap: Add green mana.
Knight-stewards guard the Sun-Dappled Court, a grove of immense, sculptured olive trees that represent Valeron's twelve noble families.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Steward of Valeron was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set introduced the concept of shards, which were five three-color planes, and this card represents the Bant shard, defined by its focus on order, community, and the harmony between creature and machine. It was designed as a low-cost creature to support the early-game mana ramp strategy common in green-white decks of that era.
The card features artwork by illustrator Volkan Baga, who was tasked with visualizing a knight of the Bant shard. Baga utilized a clean, noble aesthetic to emphasize the creature's role as a guardian of Valeron, a prominent region within the Bant landscape. Upon release, the card was well-received by players for its efficiency, serving as a reliable utility creature that combined early combat presence with the ability to provide mana when tapped.
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