Call of the Death-Dweller
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths 78 • uncommon
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Collector number
- 78
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Vincent Proce
- Market price
- $0.28
What it does
Return up to two target creature cards with total mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a deathtouch counter on either of them. Then put a menace counter on either of them.
The living fear Nethroi's whispers. The dead heed them.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Call of the Death-Dweller was released in 2020 as part of the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths expansion set for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused on themes of mutation, monstrous beings, and the bonds between humans and beasts, drawing inspiration from the kaiju genre and monster-movie aesthetics. Mechanically, the card serves as a thematic representation of necromancy within the harsh, wilderness-focused environment of the plane of Ikoria.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Campbell White. The design depicts a dark, ritualistic scene intended to evoke a sense of grave-robbing or the animation of dormant, colossal remains, aligning with the set's graveyard-recursion mechanics. Upon its release, the card became a notable inclusion in competitive and casual deck-building due to its ability to return multiple low-mana-value creatures to the battlefield, often paired with the set’s keyword ability, mutate.
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