Promise of Power
Commander 2014 157 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2014
- Collector number
- 157
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Market price
- $0.50
What it does
Choose one —
• You draw five cards and you lose 5 life.
• Create an X/X black Demon creature token with flying, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
Entwine 4 generic mana (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Promise of Power was originally printed in the 2004 set Mirrodin and subsequently featured as part of the Commander 2014 series, released to support the popular multiplayer format. The card serves as a quintessential example of black-aligned resource management, tasking players with sacrificing life to draw cards and generate a large, scaling creature token. Its inclusion in Commander 2014 was intended to provide players with a high-impact late-game stabilizer, reflecting the set's focus on providing versatile tools for complex, long-form games.
The artwork for the Commander 2014 version, illustrated by Aleksi Briclot, emphasizes the darker, more visceral themes of black magic within the game's lore. Briclot's design leans into dramatic, high-contrast aesthetics to visually represent the card's ability to trade one's vitality for overwhelming board presence. Upon its release, the card was received as a reliable staple for black-heavy decks due to its flexibility, offering both significant card advantage and a formidable win condition in a single package.
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