Dearly Departed
Innistrad 9 • rare
- Set
- Innistrad
- Collector number
- 9
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Flying
As long as this creature is in your graveyard, each Human creature you control enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
"Never forget our ancestors. They have not forgotten us."— Mikaeus, the Lunarch
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dearly Departed was released in 2011 as part of the Innistrad expansion for Magic: The Gathering, a set themed around Gothic horror and the return of undead entities to a human-populated plane. It serves as a representative card for the set’s focus on graveyard mechanics, specifically the 'spirit' creature type that defines much of the expansion's mechanical identity.
The card features artwork by Volkan Baga, whose illustration captures the ethereal and tragic nature of the spirit. Baga's approach emphasizes the haunting visual language consistent with the Innistrad art direction, which aimed to blend classic folklore tropes with a distinct, moody aesthetic that became highly regarded by the player base upon its release.
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