Wake the Dead
Commander 2014 31 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2014
- Collector number
- 31
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Market price
- $3.94
What it does
Cast this spell only during combat on an opponent's turn.
Return X target creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield. Sacrifice those creatures at the beginning of the next end step.
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
Wake the Dead was released in 2014 as part of the Commander 2014 set, a collection specifically designed for the multiplayer Commander format of Magic: The Gathering. This set was notable for introducing planeswalker cards that could serve as commanders, expanding the strategic possibilities for players by integrating powerful, iconic character cards into the lead slot of their decks.
The card was illustrated by Johannes Voss, whose artistic style often emphasizes ethereal lighting and evocative atmospheric effects. In designing this piece, the imagery was intended to reflect the necromantic themes of the black mana color identity, focusing on the transient nature of life and death. Upon its release, it was well-received by the player base as a utility card that provided a unique, instant-speed way to manipulate the graveyard and board state during a game.
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