Cabal Surgeon
Torment 52 • common
- Set
- Torment
- Collector number
- 52
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Donato Giancola
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
2 generic mana black mana black mana, tap, Exile two cards from your graveyard: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
"Clerics give up when their patients die. Can I help it if I'm more compassionate?"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cabal Surgeon was released in the 2002 Magic: The Gathering set Torment, a thematic expansion centered on the concepts of darkness, black mana, and the grotesque decay of the Otarian continent. The set was designed to shift the game’s mechanical balance heavily toward black, reflecting the oppressive narrative of the Cabal, a shadowy organization of cultists and merchants who controlled the city of Aphetto through fear and necromancy.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Greg Staples, who utilized a visceral, moody aesthetic to capture the macabre nature of the Cabal’s medical practices. By depicting a surgeon operating within the grim, ritualistic context of the cult, Staples aimed to emphasize the set's focus on life-cycle manipulation and sacrifice, a stylistic choice that resonated with players looking for darker, flavor-rich depictions of graveyard-focused gameplay.
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