Watchwing Scarecrow
Shadowmoor 268 • common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 268
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Chuck Lukacs
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
This creature has vigilance as long as you control a white creature.
This creature has flying as long as you control a blue creature.
The wings are held in place by wicker rods. The rods are held in place by pure faith.
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
The Watchwing Scarecrow was released in 2008 as part of the Shadowmoor expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the plane of Lorwyn, which had transformed into the gloomier Shadowmoor, the card reflects the set's central theme of hybrid mana and the eerie, gothic transformation of the world's inhabitants. Mechanically, it functions as a modular artifact creature, allowing players to bolster their forces with protection against specific colors of magic.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Jesper Ejsing, who captured the unsettling, stitched-together aesthetic characteristic of Scarecrows within the Shadowmoor block. The design emphasizes a sense of watchful guardianship through its distinct posture and spindly, intimidating silhouette. Upon its release, it was regarded as a solid utility card for draft environments, valued for its flexibility in multi-colored decks and its ability to act as a resilient defensive piece.
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