Flayer of the Hatebound
Dark Ascension 89 • rare
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Collector number
- 89
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever this creature or another creature enters from your graveyard, that creature deals damage equal to its power to any target.
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
Flayer of the Hatebound was released in February 2012 as part of the Dark Ascension set for Magic: The Gathering. Set in the gothic horror-themed plane of Innistrad, the card reflects the set's central focus on the struggle between humanity and the encroaching supernatural forces of death and decay. Mechanically, the card utilizes the undying keyword, a signature ability of the block that allows creatures to return to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter after dying, reinforcing the set's thematic preoccupation with resurrection and persistent malice.
The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, an artist long associated with the Magic: The Gathering aesthetic. Staples employed a visceral, dark-fantasy style to depict the creature, emphasizing the themes of necrotic transformation and agony inherent to the card's effect. Upon its release, the card was noted by players for its potential in synergy-heavy graveyard decks, where its ability to deal damage based on a creature's power upon its return to the battlefield could create potent, recurring offensive loops.
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