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
- $9.68
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 August 1994 as part of The Dark, the fifth expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, Dark Sphere was designed to reflect the set's thematic focus on gothic horror, sacrifice, and the interplay between light and shadow. The expansion sought to move away from the high-fantasy tropes of earlier sets, introducing a bleaker, more monochromatic aesthetic that mirrored the darker tone of its source material.
The illustration for Dark Sphere was created by artist Dan Frazier, a foundational contributor to the game's early visual language. Frazier aimed to capture the enigmatic and defensive nature of the artifact through a minimalist approach, emphasizing a solitary, shadowy orb. The card's design, which allows players to reduce damage from a single source, was received as a niche utility tool intended to provide tactical mitigation against high-damage threats in the game's evolving competitive environment.
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