Overseer of the Damned
Commander 2019 125 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2019
- Collector number
- 125
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- rk post
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
Flying
When this creature enters, you may destroy target creature.
Whenever a nontoken creature an opponent controls dies, create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Overseer of the Damned was released in 2014 as part of the Commander 2014 set, specifically debuting in the 'Guided by Nature' deck. The card was designed to support the black color identity's focus on creature destruction and graveyard utility, functioning as a high-mana value engine that generates Zombie tokens whenever opposing creatures are removed. It embodies the gothic, necromantic aesthetic central to the black mana color slice in Magic: The Gathering.
The artwork for this card was provided by Nils Hamm, whose signature atmospheric and painterly style highlights the card's ominous theme. Hamm's depiction of the Overseer leans into the macabre, using deep shadows and a muted palette to evoke a sense of dread. Within the Commander format, the card was received as a reliable, if somewhat slow, utility piece for decks centered on creature sacrifice and board control, prized by players for its ability to maintain board presence through token generation.
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