Unholy Strength
Eighth Edition 169 • common
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Collector number
- 169
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Puddnhead
- Market price
- $0.28
What it does
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+1.
Such power grows the body as it shrinks the soul.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Unholy Strength first appeared in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as a foundational enchantment that granted a black creature a +2/+1 power and toughness boost. As a staple of early aggressive deck strategies, the card became an iconic representation of the game's initial mechanical identity, symbolizing the dark, transformative power inherent to the black mana color identity.
The Eighth Edition printing, released in 2003, features artwork by Greg Staples, who replaced the original illustrations that had defined the card for a decade. This version was part of the transition to a modern card frame design, intended to update the aesthetic consistency of the game while preserving the classic, straightforward gameplay impact of the enchantment for newer players entering the community at the time.
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