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◇ Catalog #2244

Imperial Recruiter

sld·#2244·mythic·borderless

Illus. Wayne Wu

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #624 · Common include

Variants

Borderless

Gameplay

Creature — Human Advisor

When this creature enters, search your library for a creature card with power 2 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Gather your party, the quest begins.

1/1

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2008-10-01wotc

If a creature card has "*" in its power, the ability that defines its power works in all zones.

2004-10-04wotc

Because the "search" requires you to find a card with certain characteristics, you don't have to find the card if you don't want to.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #2244 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2025 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Creature — Human Advisor, color identity red, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {2}{R} (3 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #624 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Wayne Wu. Rarix catalogs 48 other cards credited to this artist.