The Dead Shall Serve
Archenemy Schemes 7★ • common
- Set
- Archenemy Schemes
- Collector number
- 7★
- Rarity
- Common
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jesper Ejsing
- Market price
- $6.99
What it does
When you set this scheme in motion, for each opponent, put up to one target creature card from that player's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. Each of those creatures attacks its owner each combat if able.
"Tell your old master I said hello."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
The Dead Shall Serve originated as a scheme card within the 2010 Magic: The Gathering product Archenemy, a supplement designed for a variant multiplayer format where one player faces a team of opponents. Released during the Scars of Mirrodin block, the set introduced these oversized cards to grant the archenemy powerful, narrative-driven abilities that reflect the role of an overarching villain.
The card features artwork by Christopher Moeller, who captured the grim, necromantic flavor of the scheme. Designed to swing the momentum of a game, the card allows the player to return all creature cards from their graveyard to the battlefield. It is widely regarded as one of the most potent and iconic schemes in the original set, effectively distilling the archetype of an unstoppable undead legion into a single, high-impact game mechanic.
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