Altar of the Wretched // Wretched Bonemass
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander 22 • rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
- Collector number
- 22
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Helge C. Balzer
- Market price
- $1.28
What it does
When this artifact enters, you may sacrifice a nontoken creature. If you do, draw X cards, then mill X cards, where X is that creature's power.
Craft with one or more creatures 2 generic mana black mana black mana
2 generic mana black mana: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Altar of the Wretched // Wretched Bonemass was released as part of the 2023 set The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander. It serves as a double-faced card designed for the 'Blood Rites' deck, which centers on the mechanics of sacrifice and graveyard recursion. The card represents the thematic overlap between the dark rituals of the vampire faction in Ixalan and the prehistoric, subterranean threats lurking beneath the plane.
The card was illustrated by artist Wisnu Tan, who utilized a visceral aesthetic to depict the transformation from a ritualistic altar to a hulking creature made of bone and shadow. Its design, involving a two-step activation and transformation process, was received by players as a flexible utility piece that rewards deck archetypes focused on filling the graveyard with creature cards to maximize the power of the transformed side.
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