Village Messenger // Moonrise Intruder
Innistrad Remastered 179 • common
- Set
- Innistrad Remastered
- Collector number
- 179
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Daarken
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Haste
At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform this creature.
"I'm afraid it's bad news."
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
Village Messenger // Moonrise Intruder was originally printed in the 2016 Magic: The Gathering set Shadows over Innistrad before being featured as collector number 179 in the 2025 release Innistrad Remastered. The card serves as a mechanical homage to the classic werewolf archetype, utilizing the double-faced card technology first introduced in the original 2011 Innistrad block to represent the transformative nature of its lycanthrope subjects.
The card was illustrated by Johannes Voss, whose atmospheric style emphasizes the gothic horror aesthetic central to the Innistrad plane. By depicting a humble human scout who shifts into a predatory beast, the design effectively communicates the set's themes of vulnerability and hidden danger. It was received positively by players for its aggressive utility in limited formats and its contribution to the cohesive narrative identity of the werewolf tribe within the game's broader meta-game.
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