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
- Market price
- $0.06
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 black spell in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, appearing as a staple common card since the game's inception in 1993. This specific version was released in 2003 as part of the Eighth Edition core set, which marked the transition to the modern card frame design. The inclusion of this card in the set served to maintain the game's core mechanical identity, allowing players to return creature cards from their graveyard to their hand, a classic black-aligned utility effect.
The Eighth Edition printing features artwork by the illustrator Volkan Baga. His interpretation of the spell reflects the game's move toward more detailed and atmospheric fantasy aesthetics during the early 2000s. The reception of this iteration was largely defined by its accessibility to new players, as core sets were designed to introduce updated design standards while preserving the fundamental mechanics that had defined the game for a decade.
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