Demonic Dread
Alara Reborn 38 • common
- Set
- Alara Reborn
- Collector number
- 38
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- Thomas M. Baxa
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Target creature can't block this turn.
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
Demonic Dread was released in 2009 as part of the Alara Reborn set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was unique in the game's history as the first to consist entirely of multicolored cards, reflecting the thematic collapse of the plane of Alara into a single unified world. The card was designed to support the cascade mechanic, which allowed players to cast additional spells for free, representing the chaotic, unstable nature of the environment during the Maelstrom event.
The artwork was provided by fantasy illustrator Thomas M. Baxa, whose signature dark and visceral style was frequently utilized for black-aligned cards in the set. Baxa focused on capturing the predatory and volatile essence of a demon emerging from the fray to embody the card's function of forcing a creature into combat. Upon release, the card became a staple in specific competitive formats like Modern, where its efficiency at triggering cascade effects made it a reliable utility piece for combo-oriented strategies.
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