Lurking Evil
Urza's Saga 140 • rare
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 140
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Scott Kirschner
- Market price
- $0.44
What it does
Pay half your life, rounded up: This enchantment becomes a 4/4 Phyrexian Horror creature with flying.
"Ash is our air, darkness our flesh."— *Phyrexian Scriptures*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lurking Evil was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set is historically significant as it introduced the enchantment type and pushed the game's power level to new heights, marking a transition into a more complex era of mechanics. The card was designed to embody the themes of the set's dark, high-fantasy narrative, specifically revolving around the artificer Urza and his conflicts within the Multiverse.
The artwork for the card was provided by illustrator DiTerlizzi, a prolific contributor to the game during the late 1990s. His distinctive style, often characterized by intricate, slightly grotesque, and atmospheric detail, was intended to evoke the psychological and physical corruption inherent in the card's mechanics. The design reflects the period's focus on high-risk, high-reward gameplay, where players could pay significant life to force the card into play, a reflection of the desperate trade-offs often found in the game's black-aligned cards.
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