Breeding Pit
Fifth Edition 148 • uncommon
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 148
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Adrian Smith
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this enchantment unless you pay black mana black mana.
At the beginning of your end step, create a 0/1 black Thrull creature token.
The thrulls bred at a terrifying pace. In the end, they overwhelmed the Order of the Ebon Hand.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Breeding Pit first debuted in the Fallen Empires expansion in 1994, a set designed to explore the thematic decline of empires through a grim, subterranean lens. As a black enchantment, it functions as a constant generator of Thrull creature tokens at the cost of one's own life force, reflecting the set's broader preoccupation with sacrifice and necromancy. The Fifth Edition printing, released in 1997, served as a core set re-release that standardized card borders and updated formatting for a wider audience.
The artwork for this iteration maintains the unsettling aesthetic established in the original release, illustrating the parasitic nature of the Thrulls. The card was designed during a period when Magic: The Gathering was experimenting with complex board states and resource management mechanics. While it never became a staple of high-level competitive play, it remains a recognized example of the game’s early atmospheric card design, valued more for its thematic contribution to black-aligned lore than its mechanical efficiency.
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