Hate Weaver

Hate Weaver was released as part of the Tenth Edition core set for Magic: The Gathering in 2007. As a core set, Tenth Edition was designed to provide a foundational collection of cards for players, featuring reprints from various previous expansions to maintain a stable environment for standard play. The card itself, a black creature with a death-triggered ability, reflects the classic, aggressive utility commonly found in the game’s black color identity during this era of design.

The artwork for Hate Weaver was created by Greg Staples, an illustrator known for his atmospheric and gritty contributions to the game. Staples' design emphasizes the creature's menacing nature through dark, illustrative textures that defined the visual aesthetic of mid-2000s Magic cards. While the card is a relatively straightforward utility creature, its inclusion in the core set helped ensure that players had access to consistent mechanical effects, and it is remembered by long-term fans for its role in the draft environments and casual decks of the time.