Derelor
Fallen Empires 36 • rare
- Set
- Fallen Empires
- Collector number
- 36
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $0.53
What it does
Black spells you cast cost black mana more to cast.
"Strength it has, but at the cost of a continuous supply of energy. Such failure can bear only one result."— From the execution order for Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
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
Released in November 1994 as part of the Fallen Empires expansion for Magic: The Gathering, the Derelor reflects the set's thematic focus on a decaying, war-torn fantasy world. As one of the rare creatures in the set, it was designed during an era when the game's mechanics were experimenting with aggressive drawbacks to offset powerful stats, resulting in a card that requires constant black mana payments to remain on the battlefield.
The artwork was provided by Anson Maddocks, a prominent early contributor to the game's aesthetic. Maddocks utilized his signature dark, visceral style to depict the Derelor as a monstrous, otherworldly entity. While the card is often remembered by players for its challenging upkeep cost rather than its competitive dominance, it remains a notable example of the experimental creature design that defined the mid-90s era of the trading card game.
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