Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms 391 • mythic
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Collector number
- 391
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Kieran Yanner
- Market price
- $2.15
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, choose target opponent. Until end of turn, that player can't cast spells, you may look at the top card of their library any time, you may play the top card of their library, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast spells this way.
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
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin was released in 2021 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, the first full-scale integration between the card game and the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop franchise. This specific card, numbered 391, represents the 'Extended Art' variant, a stylistic choice intended to give players a more immersive look at the game's iconic monsters and villains by allowing the artwork to bleed to the edges of the frame.
The character design was illustrated by Ryan Yee, who sought to capture the erratic and paranoid nature of the Xanathar, the beholder crime lord of Waterdeep. By focusing on its central eye and the shifting expressions of its eye-stalks, the illustration aims to convey both the physical menace of the creature and its status as a sophisticated, if unstable, underworld kingpin. The card was well-received by players for its ability to steal opponent cards, a mechanic that mirrors the beholder's obsession with information and secrets in the source material.
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