Dark Banishing
Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic 50 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic
- Collector number
- 50
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dermot Power
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
"Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say 'death,' For exile hath more terror in his look, Much more than death."— William Shakespeare, *Romeo and Juliet*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dark Banishing was originally released in the Mirage set in 1996, serving as a staple common-rarity removal spell that defined the era's black-aligned control strategies. This specific version, numbered 50, appeared in the 2009 Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic product, a themed release designed to highlight the eternal conflict between celestial and infernal forces within the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. The reprint retains the card's function as a definitive answer to non-black creatures, fitting perfectly into the mechanical identity of the 'Demonic' half of the deck.
The artwork for this particular iteration of Dark Banishing was illustrated by Greg Staples, who moved away from the more literal interpretations found in earlier sets. Staples opted for a moody, atmospheric aesthetic that emphasizes the ominous, swirling corruption inherent in the spell. His design was well-received by players for its cohesion with the set's high-fantasy themes, effectively capturing the feeling of a sudden, lethal erasure from the battlefield that the card’s rules text describes.
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