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Emissary of Despair from Darksteel (DST) #42, Magic: The Gathering card
BlackUncommonCreature

Emissary of Despair

Creature — Spirit

Darksteel (DST) · 42

Non-foilFoil

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Colour identityBlack

Mana cost

{1}{B}{B}

Power / toughness

2/1

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Card text

Flying

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses 1 life for each artifact they control.

Format legality

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerNot legal
  • ModernLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • PauperNot legal
  • BrawlNot legal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • HistoricNot legal
  • TimelessNot legal
  • AlchemyNot legal

About Emissary of Despair

Emissary of Despair (42) is a Black Creature — Spirit from Darksteel (DST). It costs {1}{B}{B}, has mana value 3 and is a 2/1. It is printed at Uncommon rarity. The one keyword in its text is Flying. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander and 1 more format.

Darksteel is a main expansion, released February 2004.

Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses 1 life for each artifact they control.

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Card details

Card number
42
Set
Darksteel (DST)
Set type
Expansion
Released
6 February 2004
Rarity
Uncommon (U)
Printing
Standard
Type line
Creature — Spirit
Colour
Black
Colour identity
Black
Mana cost
{1}{B}{B}
Power / toughness
2/1
Finish
Non-foil

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