Cultist of the Absolute
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate 495 • rare
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Collector number
- 495
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Artur Treffner
- Finish
- Etched
What it does
Commander creatures you own get +3/+3 and have flying, deathtouch, "Ward—Pay 3 life," and "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature."
You embrace power at any cost, and if it consumes you, so be 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
Cultist of the Absolute was released in 2022 as part of the Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate expansion. This set was designed to bring the flavor and mechanics of Dungeons & Dragons, specifically the Baldur's Gate video game franchise, into the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem. As an enchantment with the Background subtype, it was engineered to interact with the Choose a Background mechanic, allowing players to customize their commander's identity with thematic, dark narrative hooks drawn from the lore of the Forgotten Realms.
The artwork was created by Artur Treffner, whose style emphasizes the ominous, shadowy aesthetic inherent to the cultist theme. Treffner intended to capture the sacrifice-driven nature of the card, utilizing stark lighting and a sense of impending dread to reflect the enchantment's mechanical requirement of sacrificing creatures to empower one's commander. Upon release, the card was received as a strong, high-risk utility piece in aggressive Commander decks, valued for its ability to provide significant combat buffs at the cost of regular resource attrition.
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