Carnophage
Friday Night Magic 2001 10 • rare
- Set
- Friday Night Magic 2001
- Collector number
- 10
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, tap this creature unless you pay 1 life.
"And in their blind and unattaining state their miserable lives have sunk so low that they must envy every other fate."— Dante, *Inferno*, trans. Ciardi
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Carnophage was originally released in the 1998 Exodus expansion, designed as a aggressive black creature that utilized the mechanic of damaging its controller to offset its low casting cost and high power. As a quintessential example of the 'suicide black' archetype, it represented a design philosophy focused on efficient, high-risk, high-reward threats that defined the competitive environment of the late 1990s.
This specific version, released as a Friday Night Magic promotional card in 2001, features updated card frame aesthetics and updated collector numbering. The artwork, originally by Kev Walker, captures the grotesque, visceral nature of the creature, a hallmark of the dark fantasy aesthetic prevalent in the game's early years. It remains a notable piece for collectors of promotional Magic: The Gathering history, marking a period when local tournament support began to integrate collectible incentive programs.
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