Burden of Guilt
Dark Ascension 4 • common
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Collector number
- 4
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- John Stanko
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Enchant creature
1 generic mana: Tap enchanted creature.
"Grab an axe and defend the gate! Your despair is an extravagance we can ill afford."— Thalia, Knight-Cathar
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Burden of Guilt was released in February 2012 as part of the Dark Ascension expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set served as the second installment in the Innistrad block, a gothic horror-themed block designed to immerse players in a world of vampires, werewolves, and restless spirits. Mechanically, the card was designed as a white enchantment meant to represent the flavor of a character being weighed down by past transgressions within the set's grim, supernatural narrative.
The card features artwork by Christopher Moeller, a veteran illustrator known for his dynamic style across multiple trading card games. Moeller’s illustration depicts a figure physically shackled by glowing, spectral manifestations of their conscience, perfectly capturing the aesthetic of Innistrad’s atmospheric gloom. Upon its release, the card was primarily utilized in Limited formats, serving as a tactical tool for stalling aggressive creatures while maintaining the thematic cohesion of the set’s heavy focus on graveyard interaction and haunting themes.
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