Cadaver Imp
Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis 41 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis
- Collector number
- 41
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dave Kendall
- Market price
- $0.27
What it does
Flying
When this creature enters, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
The mouth must be pried open before rigor mortis sets in. Otherwise the returning soul can find no ingress.
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
Cadaver Imp was originally printed as a common in the 2008 set Eventide, part of the Shadowmoor block, which explored themes of transition and duality within the plane of Lorwyn. This specific iteration appeared as card number 41 in the 2016 Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis, a preconstructed product designed to showcase the power struggle between the elf planeswalker Nissa Revane and the demon Ob Nixilis. The decks were crafted to offer a balanced, thematic play experience that mirrored the ongoing narrative conflicts of the Magic: The Gathering multiverse.
The card features artwork by Christopher Moeller, who provided the illustration for its original printing. Moeller is known for his atmospheric and gritty style, which captures the necromantic essence of the creature—a small, winged undead entity tasked with retrieving remnants of the dead. By including this card in the Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis deck, the designers emphasized the graveyard-interaction mechanics associated with black mana, providing players with a recurring tool for creature recursion that aligned with the dark, attrition-based strategy of the Ob Nixilis deck.
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