Dark Heart of the Wood
The Dark 95 • common
- Set
- The Dark
- Collector number
- 95
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Christopher Rush
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Sacrifice a Forest: You gain 3 life.
Even the Goblins shun this haunted place, where the tree limbs twist in agony and the ground seems to scuttle under your feet.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dark Heart of the Wood was released in 1994 as part of The Dark, the fourth expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to lean into a grittier, horror-themed aesthetic, moving away from the high-fantasy tropes of the base game. It was intended to introduce darker themes and mechanics to the game, reflecting a period when the brand was experimenting with atmospheric lore and distinct artistic identities.
The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic illustrators from the game’s early history. Rush was known for his evocative, painterly style that helped define the visual language of the game in its infancy. In this piece, he utilized a dark, somber palette to illustrate the enchantment's theme of sacrificing forests to fuel growth, a design that captured the somber tone sought by the art directors of the era.
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