Watcher of the Wayside
Tarkir: Dragonstorm 249 • common
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Collector number
- 249
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Brian Valeza
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
When this creature enters, target player mills two cards. You gain 2 life. (To mill two cards, a player puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard.)
Against dragonlords, khans, and Ugin himself, the golem survived. Original purpose forgotten, it awaits orders that will never come, from a world that has moved on without it.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Watcher of the Wayside was released as part of the Tarkir: Dragonstorm expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set explores an alternate timeline of the Tarkir plane, where the dragon lineages survived and reshaped the world’s power structures. The card fits into the set's broader mechanical focus on resilience and the constant surveillance exerted by the ruling dragon lords over the surviving humanoid clans.
The card features an illustration by Nils Hamm, a frequent contributor to the game known for his atmospheric and textured approach to fantasy art. Hamm’s design for the piece emphasizes the sentinel nature of the subject, utilizing a muted palette that reflects the harsh, war-torn landscape of the plane. Upon its release, it was regarded as a standard utility creature, valued primarily for its specific combat abilities within the Limited format, where its defensive capabilities helped stabilize early board states.
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