Black Market Connections
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate 669 • rare
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Collector number
- 669
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Evyn Fong
- Market price
- $18.54
What it does
At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more —
• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
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
Black Market Connections was released in 2022 as part of the Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate expansion. The card was designed to function as a powerful utility engine within the Commander format, drawing inspiration from the resource-management mechanics established in earlier sets like Throne of Eldraine. By allowing players to pay life to draw cards, create Treasures, and summon tokens, it reflects the high-risk, high-reward nature of the black mana color identity.
The artwork for this card was created by artist Alexander Mokhov, who captured a dark, atmospheric depiction of an illicit deal within a tavern. The piece was well-received by the player base upon release, particularly for its versatility and its ability to provide consistent card advantage. It has since become a staple in many black-aligned Commander decks, noted for its efficiency and thematic alignment with the Dungeons & Dragons setting of the Baldur's Gate universe.
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