Festering Mummy
Amonkhet 91 • common
- Set
- Amonkhet
- Collector number
- 91
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Christopher Burdett
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
When this creature dies, you may put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.
As its parched flesh withers away, its malignant hunger grows.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Festering Mummy was released in 2017 as part of the Amonkhet expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed around an Egyptian-inspired plane, focusing on themes of desert survival, death, and the trials of the gods. As a common card in the set, the mummy was intended to serve as a low-cost utility creature, functioning as a defensive tool that provides a minor negative impact on an opponent's board state upon its death.
The card features artwork by Seb McKinnon, who sought to capture the decaying, ritualistic nature of the Amonkhet setting through a somber and textural aesthetic. The design reflects the set's mechanics regarding -1/-1 counters, which were a defining feature of the block's gameplay identity. Upon its debut, the card was recognized by players as a staple for limited-format play, favored for its ability to trade efficiently against aggressive early-game creatures.
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