Abyssal Gatekeeper
Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic 31 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic
- Collector number
- 31
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $1.41
What it does
When this creature dies, each player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
"There are two ways for me to pass this gate. One involves you remaining conscious."— Gerrard of the *Weatherlight*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Abyssal Gatekeeper was originally printed in the 1999 set Urza's Legacy, a high-power expansion set designed to support the mechanical themes of the Urza block. The card serves as a representative of the Black color alignment's focus on sacrifice-based attrition, where the player gains a tactical advantage by removing their own creature from the board to force an opponent to do the same.
This specific printing appears in the 2014 Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic, a curated box set designed to celebrate the history of the Duel Decks series. Artist Mark Tedin, known for his surreal and often unsettling contributions to Magic: The Gathering throughout its early history, created the artwork for the card. His design emphasizes the card's theme of underworld guardianship, utilizing a macabre aesthetic that aligns with the Demonic deck's focus on dark ritualism.
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