Hell's Caretaker
Ninth Edition 137 • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 137
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Market price
- $2.97
What it does
tap, Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your upkeep.
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
Hell's Caretaker was originally introduced in the Legends expansion in 1994, designed by Wizards of the Coast to emphasize the high-risk, high-reward nature of necromancy within Magic: The Gathering. As a rare creature, its ability to swap a living creature for a powerful dead one from the graveyard solidified its reputation as a strategic engine for black-aligned decks, reflecting the game's early thematic focus on dark magic and resurrection.
The version from the Ninth Edition core set, released in 2005, features evocative artwork by Greg Staples. Staples, known for his moody and textured illustrative style, leaned into the macabre aesthetic of the card to create a sense of gothic unease. Ninth Edition marked the first time the card featured the modern card frame, which was intended to improve readability while maintaining the classic, sinister atmosphere Staples captured for this particular iteration of the caretaker.
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