Lingering Souls

Lingering Souls was originally introduced in the Dark Ascension expansion for Magic: The Gathering in 2012. Designed as a powerful graveyard-synergy spell, the card allows players to create two 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens and includes a flashback cost that provides two additional tokens later. Its efficiency in generating multiple bodies from a single card made it a staple in competitive formats like Modern and Legacy, where it functioned as a versatile tool for both aggressive strategies and defensive board stabilization.

The version from The List, marked with the MM3-12 collector number, features the artwork of John Stanko. Stanko’s illustration captures the ethereal, haunting quality of the spirits with a distinct, angular aesthetic that contrasts with the softer, more traditional high-fantasy art typical of the game's earlier years. As part of The List—a curated selection of cards from the game’s history randomly inserted into Set Boosters—this printing serves to increase accessibility to the card for players seeking to integrate this classic utility spell into their decks.