Dead Weight
Shadows over Innistrad 106 • common
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Collector number
- 106
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos
- Market price
- $0.05
What it does
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -2/-2.
"Dungeons and cages offer far too little sport."— Relio Voldaren
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dead Weight was released in 2016 as part of the Shadows over Innistrad expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card belongs to the second block set in the Innistrad plane, a setting inspired by gothic horror, which centers on themes of madness, transformation, and the encroachment of otherworldly corruption. Mechanically, the card is an enchantment that serves as a staple removal effect, reflecting the thematic weight of a creature being weighed down by supernatural gloom.
The artwork for this version was illustrated by Jason Felix, who utilized a dark, muted palette consistent with the horror-centric aesthetic of the set. The design emphasizes the claustrophobic and debilitating nature of the enchantment, visually grounding the card's function in the lore of the block. Upon its release, it was well-received by players for its efficiency in Limited formats, where its ability to weaken smaller threats made it a reliable choice for black-aligned decks.
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