Dark Bargain
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths 82 • common
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Collector number
- 82
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Scott Murphy
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
Look at the top three cards of your library. Put two of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard. Dark Bargain deals 2 damage to you.
"The poacher's trade isn't monster parts. It's myth. People pay to be part of the fantasy."— Kelsien, the Plague
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dark Bargain was released in 2020 as part of the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed around themes of mutation and monstrous creatures, drawing heavy inspiration from kaiju cinema and high-fantasy beast-taming tropes. This card, classified as a common-rarity instant, was created to provide black-aligned decks with a functional utility spell that rewards players with card selection at the cost of life, fitting the long-standing color identity of sacrificing resources for immediate strategic advantage.
The artwork for the card was rendered by Scott Murphy, a frequent illustrator for the franchise. Murphy’s design for Dark Bargain focuses on the thematic tension of the set, depicting a dark, ritualistic transaction that underscores the high-risk, high-reward nature of the game mechanics. The illustration was received as a solid example of the set's atmospheric art direction, balancing the grim aesthetic of the black mana color with the dynamic, action-oriented style preferred for modern instant-speed spells.
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