Gruesome Discovery
Dark Ascension 66 • common
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Collector number
- 66
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- John Stanko
- Market price
- $0.03
What it does
Target player discards two cards.
Morbid — If a creature died this turn, instead that player reveals their hand, you choose two cards from it, then that player discards those cards.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Gruesome Discovery was released in 2012 as part of the Dark Ascension expansion set for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused on the gothic horror themes of the plane of Innistrad, emphasizing a world besieged by darkness and the remnants of humanity struggling for survival. Mechanically, the card reflects the set's graveyard-focused themes, allowing players to manipulate the resources of both their own and their opponent's discard piles.
The artwork was created by illustrator Kev Walker, a long-time contributor to the game whose gritty, high-contrast style became synonymous with the aesthetic of the Innistrad block. Walker’s composition captures the morbid curiosity inherent in the card’s name, depicting a figure amidst a dark, subterranean excavation. Upon release, the card was viewed primarily as a functional tool for limited play formats, noted for its ability to strip specific threats from an opponent's deck while fueling one's own graveyard strategies.
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