Beholder

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Beholder
Creature Type
(Subtype for creature/kindred cards)
Statistics
7 cards
{B} 57.1% {R} 14.3% {U/B} 14.3% {B/R} 14.3%
as of Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
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type:"Beholder"

Beholder is a creature type used for a test card that depicts an iconic D&D creature. Its appearance is that of a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth, a single central eye, and many smaller eyestalks on top with powerful magical abilities.

As a creature type, Beholder was first used on the Mystery Booster card Underdark Beholder.[1] This was a Dungeons & Dragons crossover that was initially blocked by Hasbro.[2] Another beholder was depicted on the Heroes of the Realm celebration card Kharis & the Beholder, which is also D&D related.

Beholder was introduced as as a black-bordered creature type in the full crossover set Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms with Baleful Beholder.

Notable Beholders

References

  1. Eli Shiffrin (November 11, 2019). "Mystery Booster Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Mark Rosewater (September 08, 2018). "Hey Mark how come we never got a Beholder as a creature?". Blogatog. Tumblr.