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◇ Catalog #145

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hbg·#145·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Evyn Fong

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jul '22

4 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #133 · Popular pick

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Enchantment

At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more — • Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life. • Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life. • Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from HBG — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #145 of *Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2022 Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{B} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Hire a Mercenary, Treasure, Sell Contraband, and Buy Information.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #133 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Evyn Fong. Rarix catalogs 192 other cards credited to this artist.