Horror of the Dim
Gatecrash 68 • common
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Collector number
- 68
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jack Wang
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
blue mana: This creature gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
"Lesser minds can scarcely imagine such a marriage of necromancy and mind magic."— Strava, Dimir mage
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Horror of the Dim was released in 2013 as part of the Gatecrash expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed as a common-rarity creature for the Dimir guild, a faction defined by subterfuge, secrets, and infiltration. Mechanically, the card features the 'cipher' keyword, which allows players to exile the card after casting it and encode it onto a creature to trigger additional effects, reflecting the guild's theme of hidden machinations.
The card's artwork was illustrated by Dave Kendall, a frequent contributor to the game who is known for his dark, atmospheric, and macabre style. Kendall’s illustration depicts a distorted, wraith-like horror lurking within the dense urban architecture of Ravnica, perfectly capturing the Gothic-noir aesthetic of the Dimir guild. Upon its release, the card was received as a flavorful, if niche, piece of limited-format design, valued primarily for its role in enabling synergistic decks rather than as a powerhouse in competitive constructed play.
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