First printed in Tempest (1997)
Creature — Dauthi Knight Mercenary
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
"The Dauthi believe they dignify murder by paying for it."
—Lyna, Soltari emissary
2/1
- Illustrated by
- Matthew D. Wilson
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (3)
- If an attacking creature has multiple evasion abilities, such as shadow and flying, a creature can block it only if that creature satisfies all of the appropriate evasion abilities.
- Once a creature has been blocked, that creature remains blocked and will deal and be dealt combat damage even if it gains or loses shadow or if the blocking creature gains or loses shadow.
- Multiple instances of shadow on the same creature are redundant.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).