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◇ Catalog #75

Esper Sentinel

DIGITAL ONLY

j21·#75·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Eric Deschamps

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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 #76 · Format staple

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Artifact Creature — Human Soldier

Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is this creature's power.

1/1

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2021-06-18wotc

This ability checks Esper Sentinel's power when it resolves, not when the ability goes on the stack. If Esper Sentinel is no longer on the battlefield when it resolves, use the power it had the last time it was on the battlefield.

2021-06-18wotc

If a noncreature spell was already cast by an opponent the turn Esper Sentinel enters the battlefield, that opponent already cast their first noncreature spell this turn, and Esper Sentinel's ability won't trigger for that opponent that turn.

2021-06-18wotc

If Esper Sentinel's has negative power when this ability resolves, then {X} is {0}. The opponent may still choose not to pay the cost if they want you to draw a card.

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 #75 of *Jumpstart: Historic Horizons*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2021 Jumpstart: Historic Horizons release.

Card type: Artifact Creature — Human Soldier, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {W} (1 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #76 in Commander, putting it in the format-staple tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Eric Deschamps. Rarix catalogs 890 other cards credited to this artist.