Trusted Advisor
Saviors of Kamigawa 59 • uncommon
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 59
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jim Nelson
- Market price
- $0.28
What it does
Your maximum hand size is increased by two.
At the beginning of your upkeep, return a blue creature you control to its owner's hand.
Some of Minamo's students claimed he was as old as the knowledge he dispensed.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Trusted Advisor was released in 2005 as part of the Saviors of Kamigawa expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set served as the third and final installment of the Kamigawa block, which drew heavy thematic inspiration from Japanese folklore and mythology. Within the game's mechanics, the card was designed to reward players for maintaining a larger hand size, a central strategic theme of the blue color identity in this specific set.
The card's illustration was provided by artist Darrell Riche, who utilized a clean, serene aesthetic to depict a scholarly figure fitting the 'Advisor' creature type. The design sought to balance the card's relatively modest combat statistics with a unique, conditional ability that encourages calculated play. Upon its release, it was regarded as a niche utility card, primarily finding a home in specific casual decks focused on hand-size manipulation rather than competitive tournament play.
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About Trusted Advisor
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