Card text
When this creature enters, exile all opponents' graveyards. Choose a nonland card exiled this way. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.
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Mana cost
{4}{B}
Power / toughness
3/3
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Card text
When this creature enters, exile all opponents' graveyards. Choose a nonland card exiled this way. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Author of Shadows
Author of Shadows (35) is a Black Creature — Shade Warlock from Commander 2021 (C21). It costs {4}{B}, has mana value 5 and is a 3/3. It is printed at Rare rarity. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander and Oathbreaker.
Commander 2021 is a Commander product, released April 2021.
When this creature enters, exile all opponents' graveyards. Choose a nonland card exiled this way. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.
Card details
- Card number
- 35
- Set
- Commander 2021 (C21)
- Set type
- Commander
- Released
- 23 April 2021
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Creature — Shade Warlock
- Colour
- Black
- Colour identity
- Black
- Mana cost
- {4}{B}
- Power / toughness
- 3/3
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Author of Shadows
Other printings of Author of Shadows in Commander 2021
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