Lord of the Pit
Secret Lair Drop 1857 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 1857
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Kieran Yanner
- Market price
- $1.39
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.
No sacrifice could quell its hunger, as darkness devoured all in its wake.
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 first appeared in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as one of the game's original high-cost, high-impact creatures. It served as an iconic representation of the game's Black color philosophy—offering overwhelming power at a steep, life-consuming cost. This specific rendition, part of the Secret Lair series, features updated aesthetics that reinterpret the classic demon to align with modern artistic sensibilities while maintaining the imposing silhouette that cemented its reputation among early players.
The Secret Lair Drop series, introduced by Wizards of the Coast, focuses on specialized, limited-run artistic treatments of existing cards. Collector number 1857 signifies a distinct visual departure from the original illustration, utilizing contemporary digital art techniques to emphasize the demon's legendary status. These releases are generally received as high-end collector items designed to celebrate the history of the game's card pool through experimental or stylistic artistic collaborations.
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