Dark Favor
Magic 2012 89 • common
- Set
- Magic 2012
- Collector number
- 89
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Allen Williams
- Market price
- $0.04
What it does
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, you lose 1 life.
Enchanted creature gets +3/+1.
When he began to curse what he held holy, his strength grew unrivaled.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dark Favor was released in July 2011 as part of the Magic 2012 core set, a collection intended to provide a foundational experience for players while introducing subtle mechanics that reinforced the thematic identities of the game's five colors. As a black enchantment, the card was designed to support the color's signature strategy of trading life force for power, acting as an aura that grants a creature both a power boost and the lifelink ability.
The card’s visual identity was crafted by artist Allen Williams, who is known for a style that leans into the ethereal and the macabre. Williams utilized a dark, atmospheric palette to reflect the sinister nature of the enchantment, aiming to evoke a sense of a corrupting pact between the creature and the shadows. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, if modest, common piece that served as a reliable tool in limited play formats, where its ability to swing life totals could be decisive.
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