Sarcomancy
Tempest 154 • rare
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 154
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Daren Bader
- Market price
- $15.95
What it does
When this enchantment enters, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are no Zombies on the battlefield, this enchantment deals 1 damage to you.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sarcomancy was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest set, a pivotal expansion for the Magic: The Gathering card game. The set was designed to shift the game’s mechanics toward more aggressive, creature-focused play, aiming to increase the speed and volatility of matches. The card features artwork by artist DiTerlizzi, whose dark, evocative style was a hallmark of the era and contributed significantly to the gothic aesthetic that defined the Tempest block.
Mechanically, Sarcomancy was designed as a low-cost enchantment that provides an efficient, recurring creature token at the cost of potential life loss. It is widely regarded as a staple of the 'Sligh' or 'Suicide Black' archetypes of the late 1990s, where players traded their own life total for tempo and board presence. The card is noted for its high power-to-mana ratio, which remains a subject of discussion among veteran players regarding the balance of early-game cards from that period.
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