Lord of the Pit
Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic 30 • mythic
- Set
- Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic
- Collector number
- 30
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Chippy
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Flying, trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature other than this creature. If you can't, this creature deals 7 damage to you.
"My summoning begins your debt, Planeswalker."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lord of the Pit was originally released in the 1993 Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering, serving as one of the game's iconic early threats. Designed by Richard Garfield, the creature was intended to embody the high-risk, high-reward nature of black-aligned magic, requiring a constant sacrifice of other creatures to remain under the player's control. Its design leans heavily into gothic horror tropes, establishing a mechanical and aesthetic identity for the game that persists to this day.
This specific iteration appeared in the 2014 Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic. The collection was curated by Wizards of the Coast to revisit classic themes of the game’s history, pitting two thematically opposed decks against one another. The artwork for this version retains the imposing, quintessential demonic imagery established by Christopher Rush, serving as a nostalgic centerpiece for players looking to revisit the game's earliest design sensibilities.
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