Nether Spirit
Mercadian Masques 149 • rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 149
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Alan Pollack
- Market price
- $8.60
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, if this card is the only creature card in your graveyard, you may return this card to the battlefield.
It roams in both the worlds of the living and the dead but belongs to neither.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Nether Spirit was released in the 1999 Magic: The Gathering expansion Mercadian Masques, a set defined by its mercantilist themes and the plane of Mercadia. Within the game's mechanics, the card represented a recurring graveyard threat, designed to incentivize players to manage their discard piles strategically. It emerged during a period of mechanical experimentation where Wizards of the Coast sought to refine the interaction between the graveyard and the battlefield.
The card’s illustration was provided by artist Matthew D. Wilson, whose work during this era often leaned into dark, ethereal aesthetics. Wilson’s design aimed to capture the fleeting, incorporeal nature of the spirit, utilizing a muted palette to evoke a sense of haunting permanence. Upon release, the card was viewed as a niche but technically interesting inclusion, finding moderate utility in specific control and graveyard-based deck archetypes of that competitive season.
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