Army of the Damned
Foundations Jumpstart 399 • mythic
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Collector number
- 399
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Ryan Pancoast
- Market price
- $1.19
What it does
Create thirteen tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens.
Flashback 7 generic mana black mana black mana black mana (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Sometimes death comes knocking. Sometimes it tears down the walls.
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
Army of the Damned was originally printed in the 2011 Innistrad set, designed to capture the gothic horror aesthetic of a plane dominated by restless spirits and reanimated corpses. The card functions as a powerful late-game sorcery, representing the overwhelming tide of the undead that serves as the central conflict of the Innistrad narrative. Its inclusion in the Foundations Jumpstart set, numbered 399, serves to reintroduce this iconic graveyard-themed spell to a new generation of players, maintaining the original chilling flavor and mechanics that define black-aligned magic in the game.
The art and design of the card draw heavily from classic cinematic horror tropes, emphasizing the sheer scale of an encroaching zombie horde. The visual language utilizes dark, muted tones and chaotic composition to convey a sense of dread and inevitability. Over the years, the card has been received by the Magic: The Gathering community as a definitive example of high-impact sorcery, often cited by players for its ability to alter the momentum of a game instantly, cementing its status as a staple in commander decks and casual formats focused on resource recursion.
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