Lord of the Pit
Fifth Edition 174 • rare
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 174
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $1.21
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.
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 debuted in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as a high-cost, high-power demon meant to serve as a centerpiece of the game's initial black-aligned threats. By the time the Fifth Edition printing was released in 1997, the card had already become an iconic representation of the 'big creature' archetype, characterized by its immense power countered by the self-destructive requirement to sacrifice a creature every turn.
The Fifth Edition version features the original and haunting illustration by Jeff Menges, which was created during the game's earliest conceptual phase to evoke a sense of Lovecraftian dread. This particular printing was part of a shift to standardize card frames and rules text across the game's growing library, and it remains a touchstone for players who grew up during the transition from the game's limited origins to its role as a global trading card phenomenon.
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