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MTG Darkness details and prices

9.49
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9.75
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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Common
Number: #94
Illustrator: Harold McNeill
Edition: Legends

Darkness is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 289
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Combos: 8 combos
Darkness combos
Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 4
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Versions: This card has 4 different prints

Rules & flavor text

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
"If I must die, I will encounter darkness as a bride,/ And hug it in my arms." —William Shakespeare, *Measure for Measure*

Related Tags

Black Instant Spellslinger

Price

9.49
@CardKingdom

9.75
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Price trend

Paper

Latest decks playing Darkness

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Darkness available on MTG decks website.

Top16 (1 - 3) 25%	deck By Babbeleguuskes	BO3	MTGO Pauper Preliminary #12631067	3%	23-Apr -2024	$159 ---
Top16 (1 - 2) 33%	deck By Babbeleguuskes	BO3	MTGO Pauper Preliminary #12631055	72%	22-Apr -2024	$158 ---
Top8 (4 - 2 - 1) 57%	Golgari Control By Yucon	BO3	Main Event #2 @ Sol Ring Nuts Championship'24	1%	21-Apr -2024	$70 ---
Top16 (6 - 2) 75%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Showcase Challenge #12630964	3%	20-Apr -2024	$159 ---
2nd (7 - 2) 77%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12631006	3%	19-Apr -2024	$159 ---
Top4 (3 - 1) 75%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Preliminary #12630991	3%	18-Apr -2024	$159 ---
Top64 (0 - 3) 0%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12629010	3%	13-Apr -2024	$159 ---
Top32 (3 - 3) 50%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12628995	3%	12-Apr -2024	$159 ---
Top64 (0 - 3) 0%	deck By Cornetto	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 64 #12627562	83%	07-Apr -2024	$131 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 64 #12627562	3%	07-Apr -2024	$159 ---
Top32 (3 - 3) 50%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12627563	3%	07-Apr -2024	$159 ---
Top64 (0 - 4) 0%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12627542	3%	06-Apr -2024	$159 ---
Top16	Cycle Storm By Tom Mepham	BO3	TTR - Pauper Win a Box (06-Apr-2024)	1%	06-Apr -2024	$150 ---
Top128 (1 - 3) 25%	Golgari Control By Yucon	BO3	Ogonyok @Photozhir (Russia)	1%	06-Apr -2024	$73 ---
Top64 (0 - 2) 0%	deck By Kampo	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12627101	30%	05-Apr -2024	$46 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12627101	3%	05-Apr -2024	$159 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By PauloCabral_Br	BO3	MTGO Pauper League #7928	3%	03-Apr -2024	$159 ---
Top64 (1 - 2) 33%	deck By NMT_Sco94	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12623716	30%	31-Mar -2024	$46 ---
Top64 (1 - 2) 33%	deck By Kampo	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12623716	30%	31-Mar -2024	$46 ---
Top32 (4 - 2) 66%	deck By Kampo	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12623695	30%	30-Mar -2024	$46 ---

Top16 (1 - 3) 25% X BO3	deck By Babbeleguuskes MTGO Pauper Preliminary #12631067	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 3% $159 ---
Top16 (1 - 2) 33% X BO3	deck By Babbeleguuskes MTGO Pauper Preliminary #12631055	22-Apr SINGULARITY: 72% $158 ---
Top8 (4 - 2 - 1) 57% X BO3	Golgari Control By Yucon Main Event #2 @ Sol Ring Nuts Championship'24	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $70 ---
Top16 (6 - 2) 75% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Showcase Challenge #12630964	20-Apr SINGULARITY: 3% $159 ---
2nd (7 - 2) 77% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12631006	19-Apr SINGULARITY: 3% $159 ---
Top4 (3 - 1) 75% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Preliminary #12630991	18-Apr SINGULARITY: 3% $159 ---
Top64 (0 - 3) 0% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12629010	13-Apr SINGULARITY: 3% $159 ---
Top32 (3 - 3) 50% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12628995	12-Apr SINGULARITY: 3% $159 ---
Top64 (0 - 3) 0% X BO3	deck By Cornetto MTGO Pauper Challenge 64 #12627562	07-Apr SINGULARITY: 83% $131 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 64 #12627562	07-Apr SINGULARITY: 3% $159 ---
Top32 (3 - 3) 50% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12627563	07-Apr SINGULARITY: 3% $159 ---
Top64 (0 - 4) 0% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12627542	06-Apr SINGULARITY: 3% $159 ---
Top16 X BO3	Cycle Storm By Tom Mepham TTR - Pauper Win a Box (06-Apr-2024)	06-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $150 ---
Top128 (1 - 3) 25% X BO3	Golgari Control By Yucon Ogonyok @Photozhir (Russia)	06-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $73 ---
Top64 (0 - 2) 0% X BO3	deck By Kampo MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12627101	05-Apr SINGULARITY: 30% $46 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12627101	05-Apr SINGULARITY: 3% $159 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By PauloCabral_Br MTGO Pauper League #7928	03-Apr SINGULARITY: 3% $159 ---
Top64 (1 - 2) 33% X BO3	deck By NMT_Sco94 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12623716	31-Mar SINGULARITY: 30% $46 ---
Top64 (1 - 2) 33% X BO3	deck By Kampo MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12623716	31-Mar SINGULARITY: 30% $46 ---
Top32 (4 - 2) 66% X BO3	deck By Kampo MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12623695	30-Mar SINGULARITY: 30% $46 ---

Recent archetypes playing Darkness

A list of archetypes playing Darkness by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Pauper

Pauper archetypes playing Darkness

Name	Decks	Price
Pauper Cycling Storm	33	$154 $62
Pauper Goblin Combo (MoggWarts)	7	$47 $45
Pauper Golgari Control	2	$71 $76
Pauper Mono Black Burn	1	$58 $22

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Darkness quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Darkness?

Darkness has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Darkness current price?

The current price is:

Tcgplayer: 📊 $9.75
Cardkingdom: 📊 $9.49

Get the decklists and historic pricing charts in our site ☝️

In which formats is Darkness played?

It is currently being played in Pauper Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Darkness?

The top 3 archetypes using Darkness are:

Pauper Cycling Storm
Pauper Goblin Combo (MoggWarts)
Pauper Golgari Control

Get all the archetypes and decklists in our site ☝️

Darkness in the current metagame

Darkness has been played in more than 289 decks in the last year and is a key card in more than 8 combos (you can check them in the Darkness combos section). It is currently being played in Pauper , mainly in the following archetypes: Cycling Storm, Goblin Combo (MoggWarts), and Golgari Control in Pauper.

Last update: 2024-04-25