Dunes of the Dead
Hour of Devastation 175 • uncommon
- Set
- Hour of Devastation
- Collector number
- 175
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- E. M. Gist
- Market price
- $0.32
What it does
tap: Add colorless mana.
When this land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
The Curse of Wandering permeated Amonkhet long before Nicol Bolas. He simply harnessed it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dunes of the Dead was released in 2017 as part of the Hour of Devastation expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set on the desert world of Amonkhet, the card was designed to support the set's graveyard-centric mechanics, specifically the 'aftermath' and 'embalm' themes. It serves as a functional utility land that offers mana ramp while simultaneously providing a creature token upon its destruction, reflecting the set's brutal, cyclical focus on life and death.
The card features artwork by Dimitar Marinski, who utilized a stark, high-contrast palette to evoke the desolate landscape of Amonkhet's wastes. The visual design emphasizes the theme of the 'dead' rising from the sands, aligning with the narrative of the god-pharaoh Nicol Bolas reanimating the fallen citizens of the plane. Upon its debut, the card was received as a solid inclusion for Limited play environments and served as a tactical tool for midrange decks seeking incremental value.
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