Bringer of the Black Dawn
Fifth Dawn 43 • rare
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Collector number
- 43
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 7 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Market price
- $1.78
What it does
You may pay white mana blue mana black mana red mana green mana rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay 2 life. If you do, search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top.
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
Bringer of the Black Dawn was released in 2004 as part of the Fifth Dawn expansion, the final set in the Mirrodin block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to emphasize the theme of artifacts, with the Bringer cycle serving as a prominent showcase for a unique mana mechanic that allowed players to cast powerful, color-aligned creatures using a WUBRG cost, or generic mana if the corresponding colored mana was paid. It represents the darker, more visceral aesthetic of the Mirrodin plane as it faced the influence of the oil-based corruption that would define later storylines.
The card’s striking illustration was crafted by artist Christopher Moeller, who captured the menacing, skeletal elegance of the entity. Moeller’s design for the Bringer of the Black Dawn leaned into the gothic and necrotic themes associated with black mana in the game, utilizing a palette and posture that projected authority and dread. Upon release, the card was widely noted for its utility in casual formats, where its ability to tutor for cards from the library to the top of the deck provided players with a recurring, albeit expensive, strategic advantage.
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