Lord of the Pit
30th Anniversary Edition 111 • rare
- Set
- 30th Anniversary Edition
- Collector number
- 111
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $25.00
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 appeared in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as a quintessential high-cost, high-power demon creature. The card was intended to represent the raw, destructive potential of black mana, balanced by the mechanic that required the player to sacrifice a creature each turn to keep the demon under control. The original artwork by Christopher Rush became iconic, capturing the menacing scale of the creature that helped define the early aesthetic of the game.
The 30th Anniversary Edition version, released in 2022, serves as a commemorative reprint of this classic card. While it maintains the original layout and the signature art style associated with the early years of the game, it was produced as a non-tournament-legal collectible to celebrate three decades of the franchise. It reflects the evolution of Magic from a niche hobby to a global phenomenon, preserving the nostalgic design of the 1993 original while serving as a piece of memorabilia for long-term fans.
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