Deathlace
Collectors' Edition 102 • rare
- Set
- Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 102
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Sandra Everingham
- Market price
- $2.00
What it does
Target spell or permanent becomes black. (Mana symbols on that permanent remain unchanged.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Deathlace was originally released as part of the Alpha and Beta sets for Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield to be part of a cycle of cards capable of altering the color identity of other permanents. The Collectors' Edition, produced in 1993, served as a non-tournament-legal boxed set intended for collectors, featuring gold-bordered cards that allowed players to experience the early aesthetic of the game with a distinct visual marker to differentiate them from tournament-legal counterparts.
The illustration for Deathlace was provided by Sandra Everingham, whose work captures the dark, gothic fantasy aesthetic that defined the game's nascent era. Like the rest of the cycle, the card was received as a niche utility tool, prized more for its role in deck building experimentation and as a piece of early gaming history than for its competitive viability. Its inclusion in the Collectors' Edition remains a significant touchstone for those documenting the transition of trading card games from tabletop hobby to global phenomenon.
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