Entreat the Dead

Entreat the Dead was released in 2018 as part of the Commander 2018 set, specifically featured in the Subjective Reality deck. The card is a black sorcery designed to recur multiple creatures from a player's graveyard to the battlefield, utilizing the miracle mechanic that allows for a reduced casting cost if drawn at the appropriate time. This iteration serves as a thematic counterpart to the original Entreat the Angels, translating the powerful celestial concept into a necromantic context suitable for black-aligned strategies.

The artwork was illustrated by Magali Villeneuve, a prominent artist in the Magic: The Gathering community known for her atmospheric and detailed character portrayals. In this piece, Villeneuve emphasizes the grim, haunting nature of the spell, depicting spirits being pulled from the earth to serve the caster's whims. The design was received by players as a high-variance card, appreciated for its potential to swing the momentum of a Commander game through significant board presence, despite the inherent risks of playing a card that requires specific timing to maximize its efficiency.