Altar of Dementia
Tempest 276 • rare
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 276
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Brom
- Market price
- $25.68
What it does
Sacrifice a creature: Target player mills cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power.
"It is not that you will go mad. It is that you will beg for madness."— Volrath
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Altar of Dementia was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to introduce deeper mechanics centered around graveyard interaction and sacrifice, reflecting the darker, high-fantasy tone of the Rath cycle storyline.
The card’s illustration was provided by artist DiTerlizzi, whose signature style helped define the macabre aesthetic of the Tempest set. The design concept focused on the mechanical utility of the card as a repeatable sacrifice engine, which became a staple in combo-oriented deck building and remains a highly regarded utility piece in the Commander format due to its efficiency in milling opponents.
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