Chant of the Skifsang
Dark Ascension 31 • common
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Collector number
- 31
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Nils Hamm
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -13/-0.
The skifsang, seafarers of Nephalia, craft spells like other sailors craft nets—making them strong enough to snare even the deadliest catch.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Chant of the Skifsang was released in February 2012 as part of the Dark Ascension expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to fit within the set's narrative of a world trapped in perpetual night, where the human population of Innistrad struggles against encroaching supernatural horrors. Its mechanics, which allow a creature to gain a significant power boost at the cost of its own health, reflect the desperate, high-stakes combat prevalent in the set's gothic horror setting.
The artwork was illustrated by Jason Chan, who utilized the set's signature dark, atmospheric aesthetic to depict the frantic ritualistic nature of the Skifsang, a group of human cultists. The visual design focuses on shadow and muted tones to convey a sense of dread. Upon release, the card was received as a functional niche tool for limited play environments, valued primarily for its thematic consistency with the expansion's grim world-building rather than for competitive tournament dominance.
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