Deathgreeter
Shards of Alara 71 • common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 71
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dominick Domingo
- Market price
- $1.28
What it does
Whenever another creature dies, you may gain 1 life.
"The bones of allies grant wisdom. The bones of enemies grant strength. The bones of dragons grant life eternal."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Deathgreeter was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion, a set centered on a world shattered into five distinct 'shards' of mana. Within the game's lore, the card represents the Jund shard, a savage, volcanic realm defined by the cycle of death and rebirth. The design focuses on the mechanics of life-link synergy, rewarding the player for the deaths of other creatures in a way that reflects the predator-prey ecosystem of its home plane.
The card features artwork by Christopher Moeller, who captured the grim aesthetic of Jund through the depiction of a hunched, vulture-like figure harvesting energy from fallen beings. Moeller’s work on the set was noted for its integration of the shard's visceral, high-contrast visual style. Upon release, the card became a staple in casual graveyard-themed strategies, valued by players for its low mana cost and its ability to consistently provide incremental life gain throughout the course of a match.
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