Champion of Stray Souls
Commander 2019 109 • mythic
- Set
- Commander 2019
- Collector number
- 109
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Aleksi Briclot
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
3 generic mana black mana black mana, tap, Sacrifice X other creatures: Return X target creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield.
5 generic mana black mana black mana: Put this card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Champion of Stray Souls was released in 2019 as part of the Commander 2019 supplemental set, specifically appearing in the Merciless Rage deck. This card serves as a thematic cornerstone for black-aligned graveyard synergy decks, designed to function as a high-cost recurring engine that allows players to trade their battlefield presence for board control and late-game recursive power. Its mechanics mirror the quintessential Golgari or Rakdos playstyles prevalent in the Commander format, focusing on the cyclical nature of life and death.
The artwork for this piece was crafted by Chase Stone, an illustrator known for his dramatic, high-fantasy aesthetic within the Magic: The Gathering universe. Stone aimed to evoke a sense of imposing, spectral authority, utilizing dark, moody lighting and skeletal motifs to underscore the creature's role as a necromantic conduit. Upon its release, the card was widely received by the community as a sturdy, if mana-intensive, utility creature that rewards players for prioritizing graveyard density over raw speed.
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