MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #689

Etchings of the Chosen

DIGITAL ONLY

j21·#689·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Chuck Lukacs

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Aug '21

5 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,894 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Enchantment

As this enchantment enters, choose a creature type. Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1. {1}, Sacrifice a creature of the chosen type: Target creature you control gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2019-06-14wotc

You must choose an existing creature type, such as Sliver or Warrior. Card types such as artifact, and supertypes such as legendary or snow, can't be chosen.

2019-06-14wotc

The last ability of Etchings of the Chosen can target any creature you control, not just one of the chosen type.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from J21 — 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 #689 of *Jumpstart: Historic Horizons*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2021 Jumpstart: Historic Horizons release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity black/white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{W}{B} (3 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #2,894 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Chuck Lukacs. Rarix catalogs 227 other cards credited to this artist.