Tavern Swindler
Core Set 2021 124 • uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Collector number
- 124
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Cynthia Sheppard
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
tap, Pay 3 life: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, you gain 6 life.
Rakdos cultists are her best customers. They never flinch at pain and are seldom good at math.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Tavern Swindler was released in the 2021 Core Set for the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering. As part of a core set, the card was designed to provide a flavorful, risk-reward mechanic suitable for the broader player base, tapping into the classic fantasy trope of a gambler who relies on luck to influence the outcome of a tavern encounter.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Antonio José Manzanedo, who captures a roguish, shadowed figure mid-gamble. The design focuses on the chaotic nature of the character, using the coin-flip mechanic to mechanically represent the inherent uncertainty of a swindler’s profession, a common design motif in red-aligned characters within the game’s color pie.
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