Ghastly Conscription
Commander 2016 111 • mythic
- Set
- Commander 2016
- Collector number
- 111
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- YW Tang
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
Exile all creature cards from target player's graveyard in a face-down pile, shuffle that pile, then manifest those cards. (To manifest a card, put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ghastly Conscription was released in 2014 as part of the Fate Reforged expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to embody the necromantic themes of the Sultai Brood, a faction on the plane of Tarkir known for utilizing the 'delve' mechanic to repurpose cards from the graveyard. It reflects the set's focus on temporal displacement and the grim inevitability of death within the Tarkir narrative, where the spirits of the fallen are frequently forced into service by dark practitioners.
The artwork was illustrated by Aleksi Briclot, a veteran contributor to the game who sought to capture the visceral transformation of the dead rising as manifest creatures. Briclot utilized a muted, atmospheric color palette to emphasize the cold, unsettling nature of the ritual. The card was well-received by players for its high-impact potential in the Commander format, where its ability to flip the entire graveyard into a board presence often serves as a late-game turning point.
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