Tethmos High Priest
Journey into Nyx 29 • uncommon
- Set
- Journey into Nyx
- Collector number
- 29
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, return target creature card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
"Death is tyranny. Like all tyranny, it must be opposed."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Tethmos High Priest was released in 2014 as part of the Journey into Nyx expansion, the final set in the Theros block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore the intersection of Greek mythology and the game’s unique enchantment-focused mechanics, with this card specifically reflecting the block's focus on the 'Heroic' ability and graveyard recursion. Its inclusion in the set provided players with a strategic way to recover low-cost creatures, fitting into the white color identity's emphasis on communal support and resurrection.
The artwork was commissioned from illustrator Mark Zug, a veteran contributor to the game known for his painterly style and ability to convey epic, mythological scales. For this piece, Zug depicted the priest within the golden, celestial aesthetic characteristic of the plane of Nyx, emphasizing the character's role as a conduit for divine influence. Upon release, the card was received as a solid utility piece for limited formats and tribal deck archetypes, valued for its efficiency in bringing smaller, essential creatures back to the battlefield.
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