Reaper
| Reaper | |
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| Species | Scarecrow |
| Job | King |
| Birth, Life & Death | |
| Birthplace | Shadowmoor |
| Lifetime | Omenpath Era |
| Scryfall Statistics | |
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3 artworks  33.3%  66.7% | |
The Reaper is a legendary scarecrow from Shadowmoor.
Description
The creature debuted as the Reaper King in Shadowmoor and used to be considered the most powerful of the animated scarecrows in the plane of Shadowmoor.[1] It appears as a large hunched over scarecrow with numerous cloth tied around the sticks keeping it together and what appears to be the remains of the top of a pumpkin for its head.
History
The origins of the Reaper King are a mystery to the denizens of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor.[2] There are those who believe it was a scarecrow that rebelled against its creator before growing larger and stranger as it roamed Shadowmoor. Others claim it's an amalgam of many scarecrows, all constructed from the remains of a single treefolk, whose vengeful spirit persisted long after its death. Before Oona's death, the Reaper was a deadly and cruel enemy whose machinations were alien to those living in its wake.
The end of the Great Aurora and the melding of Lorwyn and Shadowmoor caused the Reaper King to loose much of its domain and its control over the scarecrows of Shadowmoor. In its diminished status, the Reaper spreads blight across the land in hopes of reclaiming its broken kingdom.
Trivia
- The Reaper King's crown was featured as the expansion symbol for Shadowmoor ().[3]
- The Reaper King was also featured on a Vanguard avatar in Magic Online that reduced the player's starting hand and life in exchange for granting a +1/+1 power/toughness bonus per each of its colors.
- Reaper King is the only WUBRG artifact Scarecrow.
- It was the only multicolored Scarecrow until the release of Duskmourn: House of Horror and its associated Commander decks.
In-game references
- Represented in:
References
- ↑ Doug Beyer (April 16, 2008). "You Can't Handle the Reaper King". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16.
- ↑ Neale LaPlante Johnson (January 13, 2026). "The Legends of Lorwyn Eclipsed". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (January, 2008). "Ask Wizards - January, 2008". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29.