Cheerful Osteomancer // Raise Dead
Secrets of Strixhaven 76 • common
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Collector number
- 76
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana // black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Diego Gisbert
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
This creature enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cheerful Osteomancer // Raise Dead was released as part of the 2021 Secrets of Strixhaven drop, a limited-time product offered through the Wizards of the Coast Secret Lair series. This series was designed to showcase alternate artistic interpretations of established Magic: The Gathering cards, specifically thematic to the Strixhaven University setting, which focuses on magical academia and the color-coded colleges of the plane.
The art for this card was crafted by illustrator Nivedita Krishnappa, who utilized a distinctive, vibrant style to reimagine the traditional necromantic themes of black-mana cards. By blending the morbid concept of skeletal animation with a whimsical, academic aesthetic, the design reflects the set's goal of presenting 'academy-approved' necromancy. It was well-received by collectors for its departure from the dark, grim visuals typically associated with resurrection spells.
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About Cheerful Osteomancer // Raise Dead
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