Wake the Dead
Commander Masters 197 • rare
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Collector number
- 197
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Market price
- $1.43
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 introduced as part of the Commander Masters set, a premium release curated specifically to highlight powerful cards and popular mechanics within the Magic: The Gathering Commander format. Released in 2023, the card functions as an instant-speed reanimation spell, allowing players to return creature cards from their graveyard to the battlefield at a crucial moment. It was designed to provide black-aligned decks with a high-impact, reactive tool that capitalizes on the graveyard as a resource.
The visual design and illustration for Wake the Dead reflect the dark, necromantic aesthetic central to black-aligned cards in the game. The artwork captures the ethereal and chaotic energy of raising the fallen, emphasizing the sudden and disruptive nature of the spell. Upon its release, it was well-received by the Commander community for its strategic utility, offering a versatile way to turn the tide of a game by bringing multiple threats back into play during an opponent's turn.
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