Corpse Churn
Oath of the Gatewatch 83 • common
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Collector number
- 83
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Magali Villeneuve
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
Mill three cards, then you may return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand. (To mill three cards, put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.)
"The distraction of your life has ended. Now your service begins."— Kalitas, thrall of Ulamog
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Corpse Churn was released in early 2016 as part of the Oath of the Gatewatch expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to support graveyard-focused strategies within the set's limited environment, allowing players to bridge the gap between their library and the graveyard while providing minor creature recursion. It reflects the set's broader mechanical theme of Eldrazi-influenced corruption and the desperate measures taken by the denizens of Zendikar to counter the plane's existential threat.
The artwork was created by illustrator Johannes Voss, who captured the card's grim function with a visual representation of necrotic energy pulling remnants from the earth. Voss’s design choices emphasize a dark, atmospheric aesthetic that aligns with the set's high-stakes narrative. Upon its release, the card was viewed as a functional utility piece for black-aligned decks, praised for its efficiency in smoothing out draws while enabling graveyard-dependent synergies.
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