Living Death
Tempest 142 • rare
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 142
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Charles Gillespie
- Market price
- $12.91
What it does
Each player exiles all creature cards from their graveyard, then sacrifices all creatures they control, then puts all cards they exiled this way onto the battlefield.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Living Death was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Designed by Mike Elliott, the set introduced a more aggressive, creature-centric style of gameplay compared to the preceding Mirage block, while also featuring mechanics like Shadow and Buyback. The card itself was created to serve as a powerful board-wiping effect that functioned as both a mass resurrection spell and a sweeper, quickly becoming a staple in graveyard-focused deck archetypes.
The artwork for this card was commissioned from Kev Walker, a prominent illustrator in the Magic: The Gathering catalog known for his dark and gritty aesthetic. Walker’s interpretation focused on the macabre interplay between life and death, visually depicting the visceral transition of creatures returning from the void to the battlefield. The design was well-received by the player base for its high power level and the thematic cohesion between its mechanical cost and its haunting visual identity.
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