Empty the Pits
Khans of Tarkir 72 • mythic
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Collector number
- 72
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- X mana X mana black mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Ryan Alexander Lee
- Market price
- $0.75
What it does
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for 1 generic mana.)
Create X tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens.
The Sultai would rebuild the empire on the backs of the dead.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Empty the Pits was released in 2014 as part of the Khans of Tarkir expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set on the war-torn plane of Tarkir, the card depicts the delve mechanic, a thematic representation of the Sultai Brood’s necromantic practices where ancient dead are animated to serve the living. The card reflects the set's broader preoccupation with graveyard manipulation and the hoarding of magical resources.
The artwork for the card was created by Nils Hamm, a frequent contributor to the game known for his evocative, painterly style. Hamm focused on the gruesome nature of the Sultai ritual, illustrating a swirling vortex of reanimated corpses. Upon release, the card became a focal point of discussion within the competitive community due to its unique ability to convert graveyard depth into a sprawling board presence, often seeing play in control and combo archetypes of the era.
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