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9.49
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9.99
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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): 294
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Combos: 8 combos
Darkness combos
Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 5
View all archetypes
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

9.99
@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.

Other	Hear me out By KeyRussell16		Social media	Not available	28-Apr -2024	$355 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12633742	1%	27-Apr -2024	$160 ---
Other	Deck - Budget Sauron By tizzletater		Streamed Deck	Not available	27-Apr -2024	$520 ---
Top64 (1 - 3) 25%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12633725	1%	26-Apr -2024	$160 ---
Top8 (2 - 1 - 1) 50%	Mono Black Evoke By Donath	BO3	FISCHKRIEG (SIEGEN) MODERN LEAGUE	36%	26-Apr -2024	$1240 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25%	deck By Babbeleguuskes	BO3	MTGO Pauper Preliminary #12631067	1%	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	1%	20-Apr -2024	$160 ---
2nd (7 - 2) 77%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12631006	1%	19-Apr -2024	$159 ---
Top4 (3 - 1) 75%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Preliminary #12630991	1%	18-Apr -2024	$159 ---
Top64 (0 - 3) 0%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12629010	1%	13-Apr -2024	$159 ---
Top32 (3 - 3) 50%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12628995	1%	12-Apr -2024	$159 ---
Top32 (3 - 3) 50%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12627563	1%	07-Apr -2024	$160 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 64 #12627562	1%	07-Apr -2024	$159 ---
Top64 (0 - 3) 0%	deck By Cornetto	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 64 #12627562	83%	07-Apr -2024	$130 ---
Top128 (1 - 3) 25%	Golgari Control By Yucon	BO3	Ogonyok @Photozhir (Russia)	1%	06-Apr -2024	$74 ---
Top16	Cycle Storm By Tom Mepham	BO3	TTR - Pauper Win a Box (06-Apr-2024)	1%	06-Apr -2024	$150 ---
Top64 (0 - 4) 0%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12627542	1%	06-Apr -2024	$160 ---
Top64 (0 - 2) 0%	deck By Kampo	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12627101	26%	05-Apr -2024	$45 ---

Other X	Hear me out By KeyRussell16 Social media	28-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $355 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12633742	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $160 ---
Other X	Deck - Budget Sauron By tizzletater Streamed Deck	27-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $520 ---
Top64 (1 - 3) 25% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12633725	26-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $160 ---
Top8 (2 - 1 - 1) 50% X BO3	Mono Black Evoke By Donath FISCHKRIEG (SIEGEN) MODERN LEAGUE	26-Apr SINGULARITY: 36% $1240 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25% X BO3	deck By Babbeleguuskes MTGO Pauper Preliminary #12631067	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $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: 1% $160 ---
2nd (7 - 2) 77% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12631006	19-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $159 ---
Top4 (3 - 1) 75% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Preliminary #12630991	18-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $159 ---
Top64 (0 - 3) 0% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12629010	13-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $159 ---
Top32 (3 - 3) 50% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12628995	12-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $159 ---
Top32 (3 - 3) 50% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12627563	07-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $160 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 64 #12627562	07-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $159 ---
Top64 (0 - 3) 0% X BO3	deck By Cornetto MTGO Pauper Challenge 64 #12627562	07-Apr SINGULARITY: 83% $130 ---
Top128 (1 - 3) 25% X BO3	Golgari Control By Yucon Ogonyok @Photozhir (Russia)	06-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $74 ---
Top16 X BO3	Cycle Storm By Tom Mepham TTR - Pauper Win a Box (06-Apr-2024)	06-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $150 ---
Top64 (0 - 4) 0% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12627542	06-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $160 ---
Top64 (0 - 2) 0% X BO3	deck By Kampo MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12627101	05-Apr SINGULARITY: 26% $45 ---

Recent archetypes playing Darkness

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

Pauper
Modern

Pauper archetypes playing Darkness

Name	Decks	Price
Pauper Cycling Storm	34	$155 $59
Pauper Goblin Combo (MoggWarts)	7	$46 $48
Pauper Golgari Control	2	$72 $75
Pauper Mono Black Burn	1	$57 $21

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Modern archetypes playing Darkness

	Name	Decks	Price
	Modern Mono Black Scam	1	$1240 $483

(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: 📊 $9.99
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 the last year in Pauper, and Modern 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
Modern Mono Black Scam

Get all the archetypes and decklists in our site ☝️

Darkness in the current metagame

Darkness has been played in more than 294 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, and Modern, mainly in the following archetypes: Cycling Storm, Goblin Combo (MoggWarts), and Golgari Control in Pauper.

Last update: 2024-04-29