Shade's Form
Torment 81 • common
- Set
- Torment
- Collector number
- 81
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Clyde Caldwell
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "black mana: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn."
When enchanted creature dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Shade's Form was released in 2002 as part of the Torment expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed with a heavy emphasis on black mana and graveyard recursion, reflecting the grim, planar lore of the underworld-themed world of Otaria. The card serves as a mechanical representation of the shifting, parasitic nature of shadows within the game's established color philosophy.
The card's illustration was created by artist Christopher Moeller, who employed his signature blend of dramatic lighting and organic detail to capture the ethereal, unsettling nature of the ability. Upon release, the card was received as a versatile utility piece for black-aligned decks, recognized for its potential to protect creatures from removal while providing a significant power boost in combat. It remains a staple of early 2000s set design, appreciated by collectors for its thematic consistency within the Torment block.
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