Ancient Craving
Masters 25 79 • uncommon
- Set
- Masters 25
- Collector number
- 79
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Rob Alexander
- Market price
- $0.37
What it does
You draw three cards and you lose 3 life.
Knowledge demands sacrifice.
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
Ancient Craving was originally printed in the Scourge set in 2003, representing the black mana philosophy of gaining power at the cost of one's own vitality. The card fits into a long tradition of black cards that exchange life for card advantage, serving as a darker, more situational iteration of classic effects like Necropotence. It was included in the Masters 25 set in 2018 to celebrate the history of Magic: The Gathering, featuring a collector number of 79.
The artwork for the Masters 25 printing utilizes the original illustration by Greg Staples. Staples, a prolific artist in the trading card game community, focused on capturing the visceral and gothic aesthetic associated with black-aligned magic. The design was received by players as a functional, if aggressive, tool for draw-heavy decks, maintaining its status as a staple in Commander formats where the life payment is more easily mitigated by higher starting life totals.
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