Overseer of the Damned
Archenemy: Nicol Bolas 36 • rare
- Set
- Archenemy: Nicol Bolas
- Collector number
- 36
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- rk post
- Market price
- $0.40
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 first introduced in the Commander 2014 set and later reprinted as part of the Archenemy: Nicol Bolas product released in 2017. Designed as a powerful black creature card, it was crafted to provide both board control and late-game utility by creating Zombie tokens whenever an opponent's creature died. The card embodies the ruthless, necromantic themes of black mana within the Magic: The Gathering multiverse, fitting seamlessly into the high-stakes, asymmetric gameplay of the Archenemy format where one player faces off against a team.
The artwork for the card, illustrated by Jason Felix, portrays a grim, imposing figure that emphasizes the creature's status as a master of the undead. Felix’s design draws on classic dark fantasy aesthetics, focusing on skeletal anatomy and oppressive atmosphere to reflect the card's ability to tax the battlefield. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its efficiency in multiplayer formats, where its trigger-based token generation could easily swing the momentum of a game in the controller's favor.
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