Dead Reckoning
Worldwake 56 • common
- Set
- Worldwake
- Collector number
- 56
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Svetlin Velinov
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
You may put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library. If you do, Dead Reckoning deals damage equal to that card's power to target creature.
Many venture out to hunt for treasures. Others lie in wait to hunt the hunters.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dead Reckoning was released in 2010 as part of the Worldwake expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set in the mountainous, trap-ridden world of Zendikar, the expansion focused on the themes of land-based mechanics and the awakening of powerful, ancient entities known as Eldrazi. The card was designed as a sorcery that allowed players to return a creature card from their graveyard to their hand while simultaneously dealing damage to a creature, leaning into the set's emphasis on graveyard interactions and resource management.
The artwork for this card was created by artist James Paick, who captured a haunting, nautical-inspired scene featuring skeletal remains amidst a dark, subterranean or submerged environment. The illustration was intended to evoke the grim utility of the spell, depicting a process of reclaiming lost strength through macabre means. Within the competitive landscape of the time, the card was received as a niche utility tool, primarily utilized in limited formats where graveyard manipulation and removal were critical for maintaining board presence.
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