Crypt Champion
Dissension 40 • uncommon
- Set
- Dissension
- Collector number
- 40
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Double strike
When this creature enters, each player puts a creature card with mana value 3 or less from their graveyard onto the battlefield.
When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless red mana was spent to cast it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Crypt Champion was released in 2006 as part of the Dissension expansion, the final set in the Ravnica: City of Guilds block for Magic: The Gathering. The card represents the Golgari Swarm, a faction characterized by themes of decay, life, and the reclamation of resources. Designed during a period when Wizards of the Coast was emphasizing multi-colored mechanics, the card features a unique graveyard-recurring ability that reflects the color identity of the Black-Red-Green combination, known in the game's lore as the Jund color shard, though it premiered in the Ravnica setting.
The card was illustrated by the fantasy artist Greg Staples, who is known for his atmospheric and gritty approach to character design. Staples focused on the macabre aesthetic of the Golgari, rendering the champion as a hulking, undead figure amidst the subterranean ruins of the city of Ravnica. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche utility piece for players focusing on graveyard synergy, recognized for its complex interplay between cost, size, and the restrictive requirement of returning a creature from the graveyard to the battlefield.
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