Lord of the Pit
Intl. Collectors' Edition 115 • rare
- Set
- Intl. Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 115
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $17.69
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 was first introduced in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, representing the quintessential high-cost, high-power black creature. The International Collectors' Edition (CE) was released in 1993 as a non-tournament-legal boxed set designed to introduce the game to international markets. These cards are easily identified by their square corners and gold-stamped backs, distinguishing them from standard playable cards while retaining the original artwork and power levels.
The card features iconic artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the game's earliest and most prolific illustrators. Rush chose a visceral, menacing aesthetic that captured the destructive nature of the card's mechanics, which require the player to sacrifice a creature each turn to sustain the demon. The International Collectors' Edition prints have become sought-after specimens for collectors due to their role in the game's early history and their preservation of the original aesthetics from the debut releases.
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