Makeshift Mauler
Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed 45 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed
- Collector number
- 45
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- James Ryman
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile a creature card from your graveyard.
"It always amazes me what perfectly good things people throw away."— Ludevic, necro-alchemist
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Makeshift Mauler was originally printed as part of the Innistrad set in 2011, later appearing in the 2016 Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed product. The card reflects the gothic horror aesthetic of the Innistrad block, designed to represent the reanimated, stitched-together monstrosities common in the setting's take on traditional zombie folklore. Its mechanical design, requiring players to exile creatures from their graveyard to play it, reinforces the theme of constructing a creature from the physical remains of the fallen.
The card was illustrated by Dave Kendall, whose work is characterized by a gritty, dark, and textured style that fits the horror themes of Magic: The Gathering. Kendall's depiction of the Mauler highlights the crude, haphazard nature of its construction, utilizing a desaturated palette to emphasize the bleak atmosphere of the Innistrad plane. Upon its release, it was well-received by players for its efficiency in limited formats, serving as a reliable mid-game threat that rewarded graveyard resource management.
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