You See a Guard Approach
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms 85 • common
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Collector number
- 85
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Mila Pesic
- Market price
- $0.27
What it does
Choose one —
• Distract the Guard — Tap target creature.
• Hide — Target creature you control gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
"Looks like we've got company."
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
You See a Guard Approach was released in 2021 as part of the Adventures in the Forgotten Realms expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set marked the first full-scale integration between the card game and the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing system, aiming to translate the flavor and mechanics of tabletop campaigns into the competitive card format. The card itself serves as a functional 'modal' spell, allowing players to choose between two effects that mimic common dungeon encounters: bypassing a creature or boosting a character's stats.
The artwork was created by illustrator Justine Mara Anderson, who utilized a clean, illustrative style consistent with modern D&D sourcebooks. The design was intended to evoke the classic aesthetic of a tavern or castle entrance encounter, emphasizing the interaction between a player character and a non-player character guard. Upon release, the card was received as a versatile utility piece for blue-based tempo decks, praised by players for its efficiency and its thematic adherence to the source material.
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