The Goose Mother
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander 312 • rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
- Collector number
- 312
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana green mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green · Blue
- Artist
- Jesper Ejsing
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
Flying
The Goose Mother enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When The Goose Mother enters, create half X Food tokens, rounded up.
Whenever The Goose Mother attacks, you may sacrifice a Food. If you do, draw a card.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Goose Mother was introduced in the Secrets of Strixhaven Commander set, which was released in 2023 to complement the broader Magic: The Gathering Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion. The card was designed as a thematic centerpiece for the Simic Combine color identity, blending green and blue mana to create a creature that scales in power based on the player's resource investment. It serves as an imaginative reimagining of the classic nursery rhyme trope, positioning a giant goose as a formidable, hydra-like source of card advantage and board presence.
The artwork was commissioned from Jesper Ejsing, a prolific illustrator known for his dynamic, painterly style within the fantasy tabletop genre. Ejsing chose to depict the creature with a sense of whimsical scale, emphasizing its multi-headed nature to reflect the card's mechanical ability to scale with mana input. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players in the Commander format, who praised its synergy with strategies focusing on +1/+1 counters and its ability to provide a consistent threat throughout the late game.
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