Stronghold Overseer
Time Spiral 133 • rare
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 133
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Puddnhead
- Market price
- $0.48
What it does
Flying
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
black mana black mana: Creatures with shadow get +1/+0 until end of turn and creatures without shadow get -1/-0 until end of turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Stronghold Overseer was released in the 2006 Magic: The Gathering set Time Spiral. The set was designed as a celebration of the game's history, featuring mechanics and creature types that paid homage to earlier expansions. As part of this retrospective, the design team sought to evoke the feel of the Rath Cycle, specifically the atmospheric tension of the Stronghold expansion, by reintroducing the Shadow mechanic that allowed creatures to exist in a state between dimensions.
The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, who contributed a dark, gothic aesthetic consistent with the Phyrexian-aligned forces of Rath. The design aimed to create a powerful, top-down tactical threat that rewarded players for manipulating the board state. Upon its release, it was received as a flavorful, albeit high-mana, finisher that served as a thematic bridge between the game's vintage roots and the modern complexity of the Time Spiral block.
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