Qarsi High Priest

Qarsi High Priest was released in 2015 as part of the Fate Reforged expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to reflect the flavor of the Sultai Brood, a faction on the plane of Tarkir defined by their mastery of death and necromancy. Mechanically, the card was intended to provide a low-cost utility option for players using graveyard-based strategies, allowing them to sacrifice creatures to manifest cards from their library, which played into the set’s focus on the manifest keyword.

The card’s illustration was created by artist Nils Hamm, whose work often features atmospheric, painterly textures that suit the eerie aesthetic of the Sultai. The design highlights the High Priest performing a dark ritual, emphasizing the set's central tension between time-warped factions. Upon release, the card was generally viewed as a niche tool for limited environments and specific graveyard-focused constructed decks, rather than a format-defining staple.