Corpse Augur
Commander Anthology 52 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander Anthology
- Collector number
- 52
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Scott M. Fischer
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
When this creature dies, you draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is the number of creature cards in target player's graveyard.
Even when the flesh grows cold, knowledge waits in the bones for a master to release it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Corpse Augur was originally printed in the 2013 Commander expansion, designed to support Golgari-themed graveyard recursion strategies. It functions as a resource engine, allowing players to sacrifice creatures to draw cards based on the number of creatures in a target player's graveyard, effectively turning a graveyard into a source of card advantage. The artwork, illustrated by Greg Staples, emphasizes the macabre, rot-centric aesthetic characteristic of the Golgari Swarm on the plane of Ravnica.
This specific iteration appeared in the Commander Anthology set, a curated collection released by Wizards of the Coast to bring back staple cards from previous Commander decks. The design intent for the card remains rooted in the 'value' playstyle of the format, rewarding players for engaging with their own graveyards. It was well received by the community for its niche utility and its role as a repeatable draw engine in black-green decks that aim to keep the board state fluid.
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