Strands of Night
Classic Sixth Edition 156 • uncommon
- Set
- Classic Sixth Edition
- Collector number
- 156
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Patrick Kochakji
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
black mana black mana, Pay 2 life, Sacrifice a Swamp: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
"I have seen the night torn into thin darkling strips and woven into shapes too bleak for dreams."— Crovax
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Strands of Night was originally released in the 1996 expansion set Mirage, featuring artwork by Dameon Willich. The card represents a recurring necromantic theme in Magic: The Gathering, where players trade life force to pull creatures from their graveyard. As a black enchantment, it aligns with the game's focus on cost-based resource management and the macabre aesthetic of the Mirage setting, which drew heavy inspiration from African folklore and mythology.
The card saw a reprint in the Classic Sixth Edition core set in 1999. This version utilized the updated card frame and modernized rules text established by the transition to the Sixth Edition ruleset, which significantly overhauled how timing and continuous effects functioned in the game. While the card is often cited by players for its complex interaction with the graveyard, its design remains a signature example of the high-risk, high-reward mechanics characteristic of early Magic design philosophy.
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