Raise Dead
The List P02-86 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- P02-86
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
"Life from death is part of the natural cycle. This is merely a shortcut."— Tojira, swamp queen
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 sorcery card from the earliest days of Magic: The Gathering, originally appearing in the Alpha set of 1993. It was designed as a core component of the black color identity, allowing players to recover creatures from their graveyard to their hand. Its simple, functional design was intended to balance the game's economy of resources, providing a basic utility that defined the mechanical philosophy of necromancy within the game's color wheel.
The version from 'The List' is a reprint that pays homage to the card's enduring legacy. By including iconic cards from across Magic's history, 'The List' serves to bridge the gap between vintage gameplay and modern iterations. The original artwork, famously illustrated by Christopher Rush, was aimed at conveying the visceral nature of dark magic, and its stark, evocative style remains one of the most recognizable visual elements in the history of trading card games.
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