Cruel Celebrant
War of the Spark 188 • uncommon
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Collector number
- 188
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- white mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · White
- Artist
- Bastien L. Deharme
- Market price
- $0.92
What it does
Whenever this creature or another creature or planeswalker you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
"Whichever side wins, I'm sure the banquet will be superb."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cruel Celebrant was released in 2019 as part of the War of the Spark set for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to support the 'Aristocrats' archetype, a strategy focused on sacrificing creatures to trigger powerful board effects. Within the narrative of the set, the card depicts the Orzhov Syndicate, a guild on the plane of Ravnica, reacting to the sudden invasion by the elder dragon Nicol Bolas.
The artwork was illustrated by Igor Kieryluk, who depicted a grim, ceremonial figure emblematic of the Orzhov's fascination with life and death. The design aimed to capture the flavor of a faction that views death as a tax-based transaction. Upon release, the card was well-received by competitive players for its efficiency in draining opponents' life totals, becoming a staple in both Standard and Pioneer formats.
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