Corpse Dance
Tempest 116 • rare
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 116
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Brian Snõddy
- Market price
- $32.78
What it does
Buyback 2 generic mana (You may pay an additional 2 generic mana as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Return the top creature card of your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature gains haste until end of turn. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
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 Dance was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a card set during the Rath Cycle, Tempest introduced mechanics like buyback, which allowed players to return a card to their hand after casting it. Corpse Dance utilizes this mechanic to create a recurring graveyard-reanimation effect, reflecting the darker, necromantic themes prevalent in the expansion's lore.
The card’s haunting artwork was illustrated by D. Alexander Gregory. His aesthetic choices for the piece emphasize the macabre nature of the card’s function, capturing a sense of fleeting animation that aligns with the game's broader gothic-fantasy world-building during the late 1990s. Upon its release, it was noted by players for its tactical versatility in decks focusing on graveyard recursion and ephemeral creature triggers.
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