Raise Dead
Seventh Edition 157 • common
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 157
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Market price
- $0.14
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 Magic: The Gathering, appearing in the game's earliest sets to define the necromancy color identity of black. The Seventh Edition version, released in 2001, marked a significant aesthetic shift as it was the first core set to feature modernized card frames and updated art direction, aiming to standardize the visual language of the game as it entered the new millennium.
The illustration for this specific printing was created by artist Greg Staples, who moved away from the literal, illustrative style of the game's origins toward a more atmospheric, painterly approach. Staples sought to capture the visceral, dark fantasy tone of reviving a fallen ally, a design choice that was well-received by players for its grounded and haunting take on a classic mechanic that has persisted in the game since its 1993 inception.
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