Dark Sphere
The Dark 100 • uncommon
- Set
- The Dark
- Collector number
- 100
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 0 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $8.70
What it does
tap, Sacrifice this artifact: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent half that damage, rounded down.
"I was struck senseless for a moment, but revived when the strange curiosity I carried fell to the ground, screaming like a dying animal."— Barl, Lord Ith
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
Released in 1994 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set The Dark, the Dark Sphere card reflects the mid-nineties aesthetic of the game's early growth. Designed as an artifact, it allows players to sacrifice the card to prevent half of the damage dealt by a single source, a mechanic that mirrored the expansion's focus on dark, atmospheric themes and defensive utility.
The artwork was commissioned from Mark Tedin, one of the game's most prolific early illustrators, who imbued the piece with a somber, brooding visual language. The card is noted for its clean design and utility within the meta-game of the time, though it has since become a classic relic of the set's unique Gothic-inspired art direction which helped solidify the game's enduring fantasy identity.
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