Strands of Night
Seventh Edition 165★ • uncommon
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 165★
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Glen Angus
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
black mana black mana, Pay 2 life, Sacrifice a Swamp: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
When the strands call, only the dead answer.
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 1999 Urza's Destiny expansion and was reprinted for the Seventh Edition core set in 2001. As a black enchantment, it functions as a graveyard-recurring engine, allowing players to exchange their own life total for the return of creatures from the graveyard to the battlefield. This mechanic reflects the dark, necromantic themes prevalent in the game's early design philosophy, emphasizing the high-risk, high-reward nature of black mana magic.
The artwork for the Seventh Edition printing was provided by artist Greg Staples. His contribution captures the haunting, ethereal nature of the card's effect, focusing on shadowy, spectral ribbons and a gothic aesthetic that became a hallmark of the game's middle era. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche utility piece, valued more for its thematic resonance and specific utility in graveyard-focused decks than for tournament-level efficiency.
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