Ghastly Demise
World Championship Decks 2002 cr139sb • common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2002
- Collector number
- cr139sb
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Gary Ruddell
- Finish
- Gold
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 originally printed as a common card in the Odyssey expansion of Magic: The Gathering, released in 2001. The card, illustrated by Gary Ruddell, features artwork that captures the set's graveyard-centric themes, focusing on the dark, macabre aesthetic that defined the plane of Otaria. Ruddell's work emphasizes a somber, illustrative style that highlights the card's function as a removal spell within the game's mechanics.
The specific version found in the 2002 World Championship Decks was issued as part of a commemorative product line. These decks were pre-constructed replicas of the exact 60-card decks used by top competitors during the 2002 World Championship. These releases were designed to allow players to experience the high-level competitive strategies of the era, featuring gold-bordered cards that are distinct from standard tournament-legal versions. The inclusion of Ghastly Demise in these sets reflects its utility as a reliable, efficient removal option in the specific black-based control decks favored by professional players during that tournament cycle.
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