Bone Flute
The Dark 97 • uncommon
- Set
- The Dark
- Collector number
- 97
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Christopher Rush
- Market price
- $0.94
What it does
2 generic mana, tap: All creatures get -1/-0 until end of turn.
After the Battle of Pitdown, Lady Ursnell fashioned the first such instrument out of Lord Ursnell's left leg.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in August 1994, Bone Flute was part of The Dark, the fifth expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, The Dark introduced a distinct gothic horror aesthetic, moving away from the high-fantasy tropes of earlier sets. The card was designed to support the game's mechanics involving creature manipulation, specifically allowing players to sacrifice creatures to generate tokens, reflecting the macabre, ritualistic themes inherent in the set's artistic direction.
The artwork for Bone Flute was illustrated by Christopher Rush, one of the game's most prolific and influential early artists. Rush employed a dark, minimalist style that emphasized the unsettling nature of the artifact, aligning with the atmospheric shift the design team sought for this release. While the card is often cited by players for its niche utility and unusual aesthetic, it remains a notable piece of mid-90s card design that captures the experimental nature of early expansion sets.
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