Gloom Surgeon
Avacyn Restored 104 • rare
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Collector number
- 104
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
If combat damage would be dealt to this creature, prevent that damage and exile that many cards from the top of your library.
He roams the streets of Havengul seeking the sick and delirious so that he may cure them of their lives.
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
Gloom Surgeon was introduced in the 2012 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Avacyn Restored. The set was designed to complete the gothic horror narrative of the Innistrad block, focusing on the return of the archangel Avacyn to a world teetering on the brink of collapse. Mechanically, the card was designed to embody the resilience and unsettling nature of the forces opposing the angelic host, utilizing a damage-prevention mechanic that emphasized the creature's morbid, unkillable aesthetic.
The artwork was commissioned from Volkan Baǵa, a prominent contributor to the game known for his painterly, atmospheric style. Baǵa rendered the Surgeon as a harrowing figure draped in tattered medical regalia, emphasizing the grim, surgical preoccupation of the card's theme. Upon release, the card was viewed as a niche defensive option in limited formats, noted by players for its unconventional interaction with combat damage and its striking, visceral visual design.
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