Blight Pile
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander 174 • uncommon
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander
- Collector number
- 174
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Olivier Bernard
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
Defender
2 generic mana black mana, tap: Each opponent loses X life, where X is the number of creatures with defender you control.
"Keep your distance. It may be broken, but it's far from benign."— Stenn
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Blight Pile was released as part of the Magic: The Gathering Commander set titled Tarkir: Dragonstorm, debuting in 2024. As an artifact creature, it reflects the grim, resource-starved aesthetic of the post-apocalyptic timeline of the plane of Tarkir, where dragons have asserted dominance and left the environment desolate. The card was designed to support the 'manifest dread' mechanic, fitting into a suite of cards that focus on manipulating the graveyard and turning cards face down to create unpredictable board states.
The artwork, executed by artist Johannes Voss, captures the grotesque and decaying nature of the creature, emphasizing the theme of life emerging from rot. The design was received as a functional addition to artifact-themed decks, specifically those leveraging colorless synergies. Its inclusion in the set underscores the developers' commitment to exploring the darker, more visceral aspects of the Tarkir setting, providing players with thematic tools that emphasize resource management through death and decay.
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