Back from the Brink
Innistrad 44 • rare
- Set
- Innistrad
- Collector number
- 44
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Anthony Palumbo
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
Exile a creature card from your graveyard and pay its mana cost: Create a token that's a copy of that card. Activate only as a sorcery.
On Innistrad, death is just a career change.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in 2011 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set Innistrad, Back from the Brink reflects the gothic horror theme that defines the plane of Innistrad. The set was designed to evoke classic monster movie tropes, utilizing a top-down design philosophy where the mechanics of cards were built to mirror the flavor of traditional horror narratives. This enchantment specifically captures the necromantic essence of the world, focusing on the dark cycle of life and death that permeates the lore of the set.
The artwork was commissioned from Anthony Palumbo, an illustrator known for his atmospheric and moody style. Palumbo aimed to depict the visceral, unsettling nature of a creature returning from the afterlife, using a dark, muted color palette that complements the gloom of Innistrad. Upon its debut, the card was noted for its unique utility in limited formats and its thematic resonance, standing as a quintessential example of the graveyard-centric gameplay that the block is remembered for.
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