Scion of Darkness
Foundations Jumpstart 486 • uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Collector number
- 486
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
Trample
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may put target creature card from that player's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
Cycling 3 generic mana (3 generic mana, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Scion of Darkness was originally introduced as a powerful rare card in the 2002 Scourge expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Designed as a high-cost creature with the then-innovative cycling mechanic, it reflected the game's shift toward rewarding players for managing late-game resources. The artwork, provided by the veteran fantasy illustrator Greg Staples, leans into the grim, high-fantasy aesthetic that defined the Scourge set’s narrative surrounding the corruption of the Mirari.
The 2024 Foundations Jumpstart inclusion, marked as collector number 486, represents a modern reprint designed to integrate classic high-impact threats into the current play environment. By featuring this card within the accessible, self-contained structure of the Jumpstart format, Wizards of the Coast sought to provide newer players with a quintessential example of the 'reanimator' archetype, maintaining the card's original mechanical identity while updating its presentation for a contemporary audience.
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