Herald of Anguish
Aether Revolt 64 • mythic
- Set
- Aether Revolt
- Collector number
- 64
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Vincent Proce
- Market price
- $0.67
What it does
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for 1 generic mana.)
Flying
At the beginning of your end step, each opponent discards a card.
1 generic mana black mana, Sacrifice an artifact: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
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
Herald of Anguish was released in the 2017 Magic: The Gathering expansion Aether Revolt, a set that continued the storyline of the Kaladesh block. The card was designed as a high-mana value creature intended to serve as a powerful finisher for black-aligned artifact strategies, reflecting the set's mechanical focus on synergy with artifacts and the 'Improvise' keyword, which allowed players to reduce the card's cost by tapping their noncreature artifacts.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Todd Lockwood, who rendered the Phyrexian monstrosity with an emphasis on its grotesque, mechanical nature. Within the game's lore, the Herald represents a corrupted creation of the plane of Kaladesh, embodying the influence of the multiverse-spanning Phyrexian faction. Upon release, it was noted by players for its efficiency in deck archetypes that could quickly populate the board with low-cost artifacts, cementing its status as a staple for mid-range and control strategies during its time in Standard format play.
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