Raise Dead
Portal 107 • common
- Set
- Portal
- Collector number
- 107
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Charles Gillespie
- Market price
- $0.17
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
Released in 1997 as part of the Portal set, Raise Dead was designed specifically to introduce new players to the mechanics of Magic: The Gathering. As an introductory product, Portal aimed to simplify complex interactions found in the main game, resulting in cards that featured streamlined wording and a distinct visual style characterized by larger, more illustrative art frames.
The card's artwork, illustrated by Greg Staples, reflects the gothic and macabre aesthetic common to the set's interpretation of necromancy. Staples focused on conveying a sense of mystical resurrection, balancing the dark fantasy theme with the functional simplicity required for the beginner-friendly platform of the Portal series, which was generally received as a successful tool for onboarding new enthusiasts.
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