Corrosive Mentor
~$7.03 low · ~$18.47 high
Black. Creature — Elemental Rogue
Shadowmoor #61 · Illustrated by Daarken
Shadowmoor #61 · Illustrated by DaarkenWhat is Corrosive Mentor worth?
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Oracle text
Black creatures you control have wither. (They deal damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)
1/3
Guttering cinders stoke their dying flames by snuffing out the lights of others.
Format legality
The only printing of Corrosive Mentor
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shadowmoor shm #61· 2008uncommon· Cardmarket €4.21 · €11.31 foil | uncommon | $7.03 | $18.47 | €4.21€11.31 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2008
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #10,315 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Daarken
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Shadowmoor card (#61).
61
- 61Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Corrosive Mentor, read from the Shadowmoor printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Corrosive Mentor. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Elemental and Rogue are subtypes, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 1/3: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Daarken. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Shadowmoor. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 61 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Daarken, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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