Viridian Emissary
Commander Anthology 162 • common
- Set
- Commander Anthology
- Collector number
- 162
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Matt Stewart
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
When this creature dies, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Viridian Emissary was originally introduced in the 2011 Magic: The Gathering set Scars of Mirrodin. Designed as a common-rarity creature with a death-triggered ability to search for land, the card was intended to support green-aligned strategies by providing both a defensive body and mana acceleration. Its mechanical identity is deeply rooted in the set’s themes of the Phyrexians corrupting the metal plane of Mirrodin, visually depicted through its distorted, bio-mechanical aesthetic.
This specific printing appeared in the 2017 Commander Anthology, a curated collection designed to provide players with access to four popular, previously released Commander decks. The card features art by Igor Kieryluk, whose work captures the unsettling, organic-metallic fusion characteristic of the Mirrodin Besieged era. Within the Commander format, the card is recognized for its utility in decks that benefit from sacrifice mechanics or landfall triggers, serving as a reliable engine piece for mid-range strategies.
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