Ninth Edition
Cruel Edict {1}{B}
Sorcery
Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.
"No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells, / Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,— / The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells."
—Wilfred Owen, "Anthem for Doomed Youth"
—Wilfred Owen, "Anthem for Doomed Youth"
Cruel Edict {1}{B}
Sorcery
Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.
"No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells, / Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,— / The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells."
—Wilfred Owen, "Anthem for Doomed Youth"
—Wilfred Owen, "Anthem for Doomed Youth"
Dark Banishing {2}{B}
Instant
Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
"Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say 'death,'
For exile hath more terror in his look,
Much more than death."
—William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
For exile hath more terror in his look,
Much more than death."
—William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
Dark Banishing {2}{B}
Instant
Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
"Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say 'death,'
For exile hath more terror in his look,
Much more than death."
—William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
For exile hath more terror in his look,
Much more than death."
—William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
Death Pits of Rath {3}{B}{B}
Enchantment
Whenever a creature is dealt damage, destroy it. It can't be regenerated.
"Neither could I forget what I had read of these pits—that the sudden extinction of life formed no part of their most horrible plan."
—Edgar Allan Poe, "The Pit and the Pendulum"
—Edgar Allan Poe, "The Pit and the Pendulum"
Death Pits of Rath {3}{B}{B}
Enchantment
Whenever a creature is dealt damage, destroy it. It can't be regenerated.
"Neither could I forget what I had read of these pits—that the sudden extinction of life formed no part of their most horrible plan."
—Edgar Allan Poe, "The Pit and the Pendulum"
—Edgar Allan Poe, "The Pit and the Pendulum"
Deathgazer {3}{B}
Creature - Lizard
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked by a nonblack creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.
Your entire life passes before its eyes.
2/2
Deathgazer {3}{B}
Creature - Lizard
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked by a nonblack creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.
Your entire life passes before its eyes.
2/2
Diabolic Tutor {2}{B}{B}
Sorcery
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
The best ideas often come from the worst minds.
Diabolic Tutor {2}{B}{B}
Sorcery
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
The best ideas often come from the worst minds.
Drudge Skeletons {1}{B}
Creature - Skeleton
{B}: Regenerate this creature.
"The dead make good soldiers. They can't disobey orders, never surrender, and don't stop fighting when a random body part falls off."
—Nevinyrral, Necromancer's Handbook
—Nevinyrral, Necromancer's Handbook
1/1
Related card:
Revered Dead
Drudge Skeletons {1}{B}
Creature - Skeleton
{B}: Regenerate this creature.
"The dead make good soldiers. They can't disobey orders, never surrender, and don't stop fighting when a random body part falls off."
—Nevinyrral, Necromancer's Handbook
—Nevinyrral, Necromancer's Handbook
1/1
Related card:
Revered Dead
Enfeeblement {B}{B}
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -2/-2.
Enchanted creature gets -2/-2.
"If it is weak, either kill it or ignore it. Anything else honors it."
—Kaervek
—Kaervek
Enfeeblement {B}{B}
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -2/-2.
Enchanted creature gets -2/-2.
"If it is weak, either kill it or ignore it. Anything else honors it."
—Kaervek
—Kaervek
Execute {2}{B}
Instant
Destroy target white creature. It can't be regenerated.
Draw a card.
Draw a card.
"Any fool who would die for honor is better off dead."
—Cabal Patriarch
—Cabal Patriarch
Execute {2}{B}
Instant
Destroy target white creature. It can't be regenerated.
Draw a card.
Draw a card.
"Any fool who would die for honor is better off dead."
—Cabal Patriarch
—Cabal Patriarch
Fear {B}{B}
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has fear.
Enchanted creature has fear.
"Don't fear the darkness. Fear what it hides."
—Remin, venerable monk
—Remin, venerable monk
Fear {B}{B}
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has fear.
Enchanted creature has fear.
"Don't fear the darkness. Fear what it hides."
—Remin, venerable monk
—Remin, venerable monk
Festering Goblin {B}
Creature - Zombie Goblin
When this creature dies, target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
In life, it was a fetid, disease-ridden thing. In death, not much changed.
1/1
Related card:
Skirk Ridge Exhumer
Festering Goblin {B}
Creature - Zombie Goblin
When this creature dies, target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
In life, it was a fetid, disease-ridden thing. In death, not much changed.
1/1
Related card:
Skirk Ridge Exhumer
Final Punishment {3}{B}{B}
Sorcery
Target player loses life equal to the damage already dealt to that player this turn.
The pain of a lifetime—every scrape, illness, and bruise—condensed into a single moment.
Final Punishment {3}{B}{B}
Sorcery
Target player loses life equal to the damage already dealt to that player this turn.
The pain of a lifetime—every scrape, illness, and bruise—condensed into a single moment.
Foul Imp {B}{B}
Creature - Imp
Flying
When this creature enters, you lose 2 life.
When this creature enters, you lose 2 life.
The imp, unaware of its own odor, paused to catch its breath . . . and promptly died.
2/2
Foul Imp {B}{B}
Creature - Imp
Flying
When this creature enters, you lose 2 life.
When this creature enters, you lose 2 life.
The imp, unaware of its own odor, paused to catch its breath . . . and promptly died.
2/2
Giant Cockroach {3}{B}
Creature - Insect
Toren had stepped on a lot of bugs during his life, so he couldn't help feeling embarrassed when a bug stepped on him.
4/2