Darkness
Legends 94 • common
- Set
- Legends
- Collector number
- 94
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Harold McNeill
- Market price
- $17.08
What it does
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
"If I must die, I will encounter darkness as a bride,/ And hug it in my arms." —William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Darkness was released in 1994 as part of the Legends expansion for Magic: The Gathering, which was the first set to introduce multi-colored cards to the game. Produced by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to add mechanical complexity and depth to the early ecosystem of the trading card game. The card itself serves as a rare example of a Fog effect printed within the black color pie, distinguishing it from the traditional green spells that usually govern combat prevention.
The artwork for Darkness was illustrated by Quinton Hoover, a prolific early contributor to the game's visual identity. Hoover's signature style, characterized by intricate line work and a dreamlike, almost ethereal quality, was employed here to capture the essence of a sudden, unnatural shroud falling over the battlefield. Upon its release, the card was received as an oddity due to its color-shifted nature, eventually gaining status among collectors as a classic piece of early Magic history.
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