Dark Salvation (EMN #87)
Dark Salvation is a rare printing from Eldritch Moon (EMN #87), a Sorcery. Illustrated by Cynthia Sheppard.
Card text
Target player creates X 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens, then up to one target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each Zombie that player controls.
Countless ghouls surged through Thraben's streets, and with them came the city's salvation.
Details
| Mana cost | {X}{X}{B} |
|---|---|
| Type | Sorcery |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Eldritch Moon (EMN) |
| Collector number | 87 |
| Artist | Cynthia Sheppard |
| Released | 2016-07-22 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.49, foil $1.57 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- July 13, 2016 — You choose up to one target creature total, not a separate target for each Zombie that player controls.
- July 13, 2016 — If the targeted creature becomes an illegal target, the targeted player will still get Zombie tokens.
- July 13, 2016 — You may cast Dark Salvation with X as 0 just to have a creature get -1/-1 for each Zombie a player controls, and you may cast it without targeting any creature just to have a player get Zombie tokens. If you really just want to cast a spell, you can even cast it with X as 0 without a target creature and have neither effect do anything.