Thirsting Shade
Ravnica Allegiance 87 • common
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Collector number
- 87
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Seb McKinnon
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Lifelink
2 generic mana black mana: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
"Your life is a blinding light, your breath a gale, your pulse a deafening drum. Be still. Be still."— Dahlya Trul, "Irbitov Lament"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Thirsting Shade was released in 2019 as part of the Ravnica Allegiance set, the second expansion in Wizards of the Coast's third return to the iconic cityscape plane of Ravnica. As a common creature, it was designed to support the Limited environment of the set, specifically providing utility for the Orzhov Syndicate—the guild associated with life-draining and death-related mechanics—by allowing players to sink mana into its power and toughness to gain an advantage in the late game.
The card is notable for its haunting visual style, rendered by artist Seb McKinnon. Known for his ethereal and surrealist approach to fantasy illustration, McKinnon was tasked with capturing the ghostly, predatory nature of the Orzhov spirits that haunt the spires of the city. His work on this card was well-received by the player base, who frequently praised his ability to elevate even the most functional common cards into evocative pieces of atmospheric art.
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