Dread of Night
Tempest 130 • uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 130
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Richard Thomas
- Market price
- $0.43
What it does
White creatures get -1/-1.
"These moonless, foreign skies keep me in thrall. Dark whispers echo in the night, and I cannot resist."— Selenia, dark angel
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
Dread of Night was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Created by Wizards of the Coast during a period of rapid growth for the game, the set was designed to introduce complex mechanical interactions and high-fantasy aesthetic depth. The card serves as a thematic piece of 'hoser' technology, a design philosophy common in the 1990s where specific cards were printed to directly counteract the strengths of opposing colors, in this case, White.
The artwork was illustrated by D. Alexander Gregory, whose contributions to the set were noted for their moody, atmospheric approach to dark fantasy. Gregory's depiction of a skeletal figure looming amidst encroaching shadows captured the set's gothic-inspired tone. Upon release, the card was received as a functional tool for competitive sideboarding, appreciated by players for its efficiency in hindering White-aligned strategies in both casual and tournament play.
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