Empty the Catacombs
Ravnica: City of Guilds 86 • rare
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 86
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark A. Nelson
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
Each player returns all creature cards from their graveyard to their hand.
When the dead are laid to rest in Ravnica, it's usually just a nap.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Empty the Catacombs was released in 2005 as part of the Ravnica: City of Guilds set, the first installment in the Ravnica block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by the team at Wizards of the Coast, the set was conceived as a multi-colored, guild-centric expansion set against the backdrop of an endless urban cityscape. This card functions as a sorcery that allows a player to return all creature cards from their graveyard to their hand, reflecting the dark, necromantic themes associated with the Golgari Swarm guild.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Trevor Hairsine, whose dark and gritty aesthetic was selected to capture the oppressive atmosphere of Ravnica’s undercity. The piece depicts a skeletal hand emerging from the gloom to reclaim fallen remains, effectively visualizing the game mechanic of graveyard recursion. Upon its release, the card was noted by players for its high mana cost, which balanced its powerful ability to swing the momentum of a game in the late stages.
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