Su-Chi Cave Guard
The List BRO-249 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- BRO-249
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 8 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dmitry Burmak
What it does
Vigilance
Ward 4 generic mana (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 4 generic mana.)
When this creature dies, add eight colorless mana. Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Su-Chi Cave Guard was originally introduced as a common creature in the Antiquities expansion for Magic: The Gathering, released in 1994. The set was thematic, focusing on the lore of the Brothers' War—a historic conflict between brothers Urza and Mishra—and served to introduce the concept of artifacts that could be sacrificed for utility. The card art, rendered by artist Anson Maddocks, captures the rigid, industrial aesthetic of the mechanical constructs that populated the desert ruins of the game's setting.
The card was later included in The List, a rotating selection of reprints from throughout the game's history that appear randomly in Set Boosters. By appearing in The List, the Su-Chi Cave Guard serves as a bridge for players to rediscover older designs within modern card frames. The design philosophy behind the card leans into the high-risk, high-reward nature of early artifact synergy, reflecting an era of game design that favored complex interactions over streamlined power levels.
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