Lingering Tormentor
Eventide 36 • uncommon
- Set
- Eventide
- Collector number
- 36
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Joshua Hagler
- Market price
- $0.63
What it does
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
The bogeyman doesn't disappear when you close your eyes.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lingering Tormentor was released in 2008 as part of the Eventide set, the second expansion in the Shadowmoor block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore the concepts of hybridization and the transition from light to dark, featuring the return of mechanics like persist, which allowed creatures to return to the battlefield from the graveyard with a diminished presence. This card specifically embodies the set's focus on the hybrid mana system, allowing players to cast it using either white or black mana.
The artwork was provided by Joshua Hagler, whose work in this era often emphasized atmospheric, eerie landscapes and figures that blurred the line between the physical and the spectral. For this piece, Hagler aimed to capture the unsettling nature of a lingering spirit, utilizing a muted palette and distorted forms to convey the creature's ability to evade standard combat interactions. Upon release, the card was recognized for its utility in limited formats due to its shroud ability and its thematic fit within the shadow-touched aesthetic of the block.
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