Songs of the Damned
Ice Age 160 • common
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 160
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $3.05
What it does
Add black mana for each creature card in your graveyard.
Not wind, but the breath of the dead.
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
Songs of the Damned was released in 1995 as part of the Ice Age expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to introduce thematic elements of arctic survival and ancient, frozen magic to the game's evolving roster of cards. The card itself functions as a graveyard-based mana ritual, reflecting the expansion's mechanical focus on utilizing discarded resources.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Ian Miller, known for his distinctively dark, grotesque, and highly detailed gothic style. Miller sought to capture the macabre essence of spirits rising from the earth, aligning with the card's theme of gathering power from the dead. While the card is a functional piece of Magic history, its reception among players has historically been defined by its situational utility in niche graveyard-combo decks rather than widespread competitive dominance.
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