The Archimandrite
The Brothers' War Commander 26 • rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War Commander
- Collector number
- 26
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana red mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red · Blue · White
- Artist
- Cristi Balanescu
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4.
Whenever you gain life, each Advisor, Artificer, and Monk you control gains vigilance and gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained.
Tap three untapped Advisors, Artificers, and/or Monks you control: Draw a card.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Archimandrite was released in 2022 as part of The Brothers' War Commander set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The card represents a key character from the game's deep lore, specifically functioning as a leader for the Mishra-aligned forces during the conflict. It was created to provide players with a synergistic creature that buffs artifact-heavy decks, aligning with the mechanical themes of the set, which focuses on the historic war between brothers Urza and Mishra.
The illustration was rendered by artist Cristi Balanescu, who was tasked with depicting the figure’s austere and mechanical nature. Balanescu focused on a design that emphasized the character’s position as a high-ranking cleric within the machinery of the war, using precise lines and a stark color palette to convey authority. The card was generally well-received by the commander community for its unique ability to turn low-power artifact creatures into significant threats, fitting seamlessly into existing artifact-centric archetypes.
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