Ghastly Demise
Commander Legends 129 • common
- Set
- Commander Legends
- Collector number
- 129
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Gary Ruddell
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
Destroy target nonblack creature if its toughness is less than or equal to the number of cards in your graveyard.
"Anyone can snap her fingers and yank a soul. I prefer to kill creatively."— Braids, dementia summoner
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ghastly Demise was released in 2020 as part of the Commander Legends set, a unique expansion designed specifically for the multiplayer Commander format of Magic: The Gathering. The set focused on drafting and building decks around legendary creatures, with this card included as a staple common to provide black-aligned removal utility during the drafting process.
The artwork was provided by Gary Ruddell, whose painterly, atmospheric style is well-regarded within the Magic community. Ruddell aimed to capture the visceral, dark essence of a final, fatal moment, utilizing shadow and stark lighting to emphasize the spell's thematic function as a lethal blow against a weakened creature.
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