Polluted Dead
Avacyn Restored 116 • common
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Collector number
- 116
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jason A. Engle
- Market price
- $0.04
What it does
When this creature dies, destroy target land.
After the zombie attack, crops withered on the vine, and the thriving village became a ghost town almost overnight.
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
Polluted Dead was released in 2012 as part of the Avacyn Restored set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set served as the final chapter of the original Innistrad block, a gothic horror-themed expansion where players navigated a world inspired by classic monster tropes. As a common creature card, it was designed to provide mechanical depth for players drafting the set, representing the pervasive decay and undead blight characteristic of the Innistrad plane.
The artwork was commissioned from fantasy illustrator Jason A. Engle, who was tasked with visualizing the macabre aesthetic of the set. Engle focused on a visceral depiction of a zombie infused with the dark magic of the plane, utilizing a muted, eerie color palette to emphasize the creature's connection to the polluted, stagnant environment. The card was received by the community as a functional utility piece within the limited environment, valued for its ability to punish opponents in a graveyard-focused game state.
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