Gruesome Menagerie
Guilds of Ravnica Promos 71s • rare
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica Promos
- Collector number
- 71s
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Yeong-Hao Han
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Choose a creature card with mana value 1 in your graveyard, then do the same for creature cards with mana value 2 and 3. Return those cards to the battlefield.
"Variety is also the spice of death."— Cevraya, Golgari shaman
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
Gruesome Menagerie was released as part of the Guilds of Ravnica set in late 2018, specifically appearing as a promotional card for the Golgari Swarm, one of the ten iconic guilds inhabiting the cityscape plane of Ravnica. This card serves as a thematic representation of the Golgari philosophy, which centers on the cycle of life and death, utilizing the graveyard as a resource to return creatures to the battlefield. The design reflects the guild's necromantic aesthetic, focusing on the decay and regrowth essential to the faction’s survival within the subterranean levels of the city.
The artwork for this specific promotional printing was handled by Johannes Voss, a long-time contributor to the Magic: The Gathering universe. Voss sought to capture the visceral, organic nature of the Golgari craft, emphasizing the blending of biological matter and dark magic. The piece was received well by players who appreciated the clear thematic connection to the guild's mechanics, and it remains a recognizable example of the set's focus on the balance between death and utility in game design.
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