Dance of the Dead
Pro Tour Collector Set ll118 • uncommon
- Set
- Pro Tour Collector Set
- Collector number
- ll118
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
Enchant creature card in a graveyard
When this Aura enters, if it's on the battlefield, it loses "enchant creature card in a graveyard" and gains "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with this Aura." Put enchanted creature card onto the battlefield tapped under your control and attach this Aura to it. When this Aura leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player may pay 1 generic mana black mana. If the player does, untap that creature.
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
Dance of the Dead was originally released as part of the Ice Age expansion for Magic: The Gathering in 1995. This specific card, identified as ll118 in the Pro Tour Collector Set, represents a reprint featured in the promotional gift boxes distributed at early professional events. The card draws heavily on the gothic and Norse-inspired aesthetic that defined the Ice Age set, aiming to evoke a somber, necromantic atmosphere consistent with the game’s expansion into more complex graveyard-interaction mechanics during the mid-1990s.
The original illustration was created by artist Anson Maddocks, whose distinct, painterly style helped establish the dark fantasy tone of early Magic card art. The design of the card—an enchantment that reanimates a creature from a graveyard with significant drawbacks—was received by players as a high-risk, high-reward tactical tool. Over time, it has become a sought-after staple in legacy and commander formats, valued both for its utilitarian ability and its status as a representative piece of the game's formative years.
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