Clinging Darkness
Ravnica: City of Guilds 80 • common
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 80
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Glen Angus
- Market price
- $0.06
What it does
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -4/-1.
There's an experience worse than blindness—it's the certainty that your vision is perfect and the horror that there's no world around you to see.
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
Clinging Darkness was released in 2005 as part of the Ravnica: City of Guilds expansion, the inaugural set of the Ravnica block for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed as a common-rarity enchantment within the black color identity, reflecting the set's focus on the deep political and urban intrigue of the plane of Ravnica. It serves as a mechanical representation of the debuff and attrition tactics associated with the House Dimir guild, which specialized in espionage and psychological manipulation.
The card features artwork by Christopher Moeller, who was tasked with visualizing the stifling, ethereal presence of a magical shadow. Moeller’s design aesthetic for this piece emphasizes the pervasive, encroaching nature of darkness, aligning with the gothic, city-centered atmosphere that defined the expansion. Upon its release, the card was widely utilized in the limited play environment, where its low mana cost and ability to shrink enemy creatures made it a reliable tool for controlling the pace of combat.
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