Valentin, Dean of the Vein // Lisette, Dean of the Root
Strixhaven: School of Mages 161 • rare
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 161
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Jesper Ejsing
- Market price
- $0.94
What it does
Menace, lifelink
If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead. When you do, you may pay 2 generic mana. If you do, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Valentin, Dean of the Vein // Lisette, Dean of the Root was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card represents the dual-faced nature of the Witherbloom College, which focuses on the essence of life and death. As a double-faced card, it allows players to choose between a vampire warlock centered on life-drain mechanics or a druid centered on strengthening creatures through life gain, mirroring the college's thematic duality.
The artwork was commissioned from Jesper Ejsing, a long-time fantasy illustrator known for his atmospheric and dynamic style. Ejsing was tasked with visualizing the contrast between the decay-focused Dean of the Vein and the growth-focused Dean of the Root. The design process aimed to capture the specific aesthetic of Strixhaven's academic environment while grounding the characters in their respective ecological niches, resulting in a composition that emphasizes the cyclical relationship between life and death.
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