Grim Haruspex
Commander 2019 118 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2019
- Collector number
- 118
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Seb McKinnon
- Market price
- $2.69
What it does
Morph black mana (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 3 generic mana. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, draw a card.
"We all want to know what's going on in someone else's head. I simply open it up and look."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Grim Haruspex was originally printed in the Khans of Tarkir expansion in 2014, designed to capture the grim, ritualistic culture of the Sultai Brood. The card utilizes a card-drawing mechanic centered on the death of non-token creatures, mechanically representing the flavor of divining truths from the remains of the fallen. It remains a staple in black-aligned Commander decks for its ability to provide consistent card advantage during creature-heavy play patterns.
The version from Commander 2019 features artwork by Seb McKinnon, an artist highly regarded within the Magic: The Gathering community for his surrealist and haunting aesthetic. McKinnon’s illustration emphasizes the eerie, ethereal nature of the Haruspex, moving away from traditional fantasy depictions toward a more atmospheric and melancholic tone. This particular printing is appreciated by collectors for how well McKinnon’s distinct style translates the morbid themes of the card into a standalone piece of dark fantasy art.
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