Raise Dead
Eighth Edition 157★ • common
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Collector number
- 157★
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
The earth cannot hold that which magic commands.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Raise Dead is a foundational spell in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, originally debuting in the Limited Edition Alpha set in 1993. It functions as a classic black-aligned card that allows a player to return a creature card from their graveyard to their hand. Its design reflects the core philosophy of black magic within the game, which focuses on the manipulation of life, death, and the resource of the graveyard as a secondary hand.
The Eighth Edition printing, released in 2003, served as a core set revision that refreshed the game's aesthetic by introducing a modern card frame. This specific version features artwork by Greg Staples, who moved away from the more abstract or painterly styles of the game's early years toward a highly detailed, gothic illustrative approach. The Eighth Edition release was notable for being the first to utilize this updated visual layout, which aimed to improve card legibility and unify the visual identity of the game for new and returning players.
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