Raise Dead
Ninth Edition 156★ • common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 156★
- 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 sorcery card in Magic: The Gathering, first appearing in the Alpha set in 1993. The Ninth Edition version, featuring the artwork of Greg Staples, was released in 2005 as part of a base set designed to introduce new players to the game’s core mechanics while cycling in fresh artistic interpretations of iconic spells.
The design of this iteration centers on the quintessential black mana effect of returning a creature from the graveyard to a player's hand. Greg Staples, a prominent illustrator for the franchise, utilized a dark, atmospheric style to capture the necromantic flavor of the card, aiming to evoke a sense of grave-robbing utility that has remained consistent since the game's inception.
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