Awaken the Erstwhile
Ravnica Allegiance Promos 61s • rare
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance Promos
- Collector number
- 61s
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jason A. Engle
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Each player discards all the cards in their hand, then creates that many 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens.
In preparation for the conflict all foresaw, the Golgari called upon an army that had slept for millennia beneath the city.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Awaken the Erstwhile was released as part of the Ravnica Allegiance set in early 2019, serving as a rare sorcery that plays into the graveyard-centric themes of the Golgari Swarm and the broader mechanical identity of the Ravnica plane. The card was designed to offer players a high-impact, late-game board state shift, forcing opponents to discard their hands in exchange for a collection of Zombie tokens, reflecting the cycle of death and resurrection central to the setting's narrative lore.
The artwork was commissioned from illustrator Jason A. Engle, who utilized a dark, atmospheric style to capture the eerie essence of the Golgari aesthetic. Engle’s design focuses on the transition from the living to the undead, using muted, earthy tones and sharp, unsettling compositions to ground the card in the gloomy aesthetic of Ravnica’s undercity. It was distributed widely through booster packs and promotional channels, becoming a notable inclusion for players focused on Commander formats or graveyard-themed synergy decks.
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