Elves of Deep Shadow
The Dark 76 • uncommon
- Set
- The Dark
- Collector number
- 76
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Jesper Myrfors
- Market price
- $20.71
What it does
tap: Add black mana. This creature deals 1 damage to you.
"They are aberrations who have turned on everything we hold sacred. Let them be cast out." —Ailheen, Speaker of the Council
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
Elves of Deep Shadow was released in 1994 as part of The Dark, the fourth expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Created by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to explore a darker, gothic-inspired aesthetic, moving away from the high-fantasy themes of earlier releases. The card depicts a mana-producing creature that reflects the set's central tension: the corruption of traditional elven woodland archetypes by shadowy, darker influences.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Christopher Rush, a foundational figure in the game's early visual identity. Rush opted for a stark, somber palette that emphasizes the eerie atmosphere of the expansion. Upon its release, the card became a notable utility piece in black-green deck archetypes, valued for its ability to generate mana at the cost of the player's life, a mechanical representation of the dark pacts central to the card's theme.
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