Tenured Inkcaster
Strixhaven: School of Mages 88 • uncommon
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 88
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jake Murray
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it attacks, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
"Ah, another future archmage for my collection."
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
Tenured Inkcaster was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to represent the Silverquill College, which focuses on the intersection of words, eloquence, and manipulation within the game's wizarding university setting. It functions as a creature that utilizes the game's menace keyword and a drain-life effect, reflecting the thematic pairing of artistic expression with lethal combat utility.
The artwork was illustrated by Games Workshop veteran and fantasy artist Greg Staples. His contribution emphasizes the dark, gothic-academic aesthetic of the set, featuring a character cloaked in shadows with ink-based magical manifestations. Upon its release, the card was widely noted by players for its synergy within aggressive and midrange deck archetypes in the Limited and Commander formats, where its ability to capitalize on creature-focused playstyles made it a functional staple for players drafting the Silverquill color identity.
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