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MTG Darkness details and prices

9.49
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10
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LEG

TSB

40K

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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): 305
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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

10
@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	Snowball Fight By Masterdebateram...	BO3	Social media	Not available	14-May -2024	$514 ---
Top32 (4 - 3) 57%	deck By Sarlanga	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 64 #12637342	1%	12-May -2024	$162 ---
Top32 (3 - 3) 50%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12637326	1%	11-May -2024	$162 ---
Top4 (5 - 3) 62%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12637309	1%	10-May -2024	$162 ---
Other	mothman edh By Dayse7en		Social media	Not available	10-May -2024	$3644 ---
Top64 (1 - 3) 25%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12635926	1%	05-May -2024	$162 ---
Top64 (1 - 3) 25%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 64 #12635925	1%	05-May -2024	$162 ---
Other	Eldrazi Ninjutsu By Kr7epl		Social media	Not available	05-May -2024	$648 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12635907	1%	04-May -2024	$162 ---
Top16	NECRON DYNASTIES - W... By José Tomás Tron...		PORTAL FORESTAL - TORNEO DICESPELL - COMMANDER PRECONSTRUIDO...	Not available	04-May -2024	$91 ---
Other	scarab50 By pf_goes		Social media	Not available	03-May -2024	$236 ---
Top64 (1 - 3) 25%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12635890	1%	03-May -2024	$162 ---
Other	RAT LEGION By Ethereal		Social media	Not available	02-May -2024	$628 ---
2nd (3 - 0 - 1) 100%	Tempesta Ciclistica By Alessandro Leon...	BO3	LEGA PAUPER GRANDA - TAPPA 30/04/2024	1%	30-Apr -2024	$154 ---
Top8 (1 - 2) 33%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Preliminary #12633775	1%	29-Apr -2024	$162 ---
Top32 (4 - 2) 66%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 64 #12633762	1%	28-Apr -2024	$162 ---
Other	Hear me out By KeyRussell16		Social media	Not available	28-Apr -2024	$358 ---
Top32 (3 - 3) 50%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12633763	1%	28-Apr -2024	$162 ---
Other	Deck - Budget Sauron By tizzletater		Streamed Deck	Not available	27-Apr -2024	$531 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66%	deck By Tyerube1618	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12633742	1%	27-Apr -2024	$162 ---

Other X BO3	Snowball Fight By Masterdebateram... Social media	14-May SINGULARITY: Not available $514 ---
Top32 (4 - 3) 57% X BO3	deck By Sarlanga MTGO Pauper Challenge 64 #12637342	12-May SINGULARITY: 1% $162 ---
Top32 (3 - 3) 50% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12637326	11-May SINGULARITY: 1% $162 ---
Top4 (5 - 3) 62% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12637309	10-May SINGULARITY: 1% $162 ---
Other X	mothman edh By Dayse7en Social media	10-May SINGULARITY: Not available $3644 ---
Top64 (1 - 3) 25% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12635926	05-May SINGULARITY: 1% $162 ---
Top64 (1 - 3) 25% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 64 #12635925	05-May SINGULARITY: 1% $162 ---
Other X	Eldrazi Ninjutsu By Kr7epl Social media	05-May SINGULARITY: Not available $648 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12635907	04-May SINGULARITY: 1% $162 ---
Top16 X	NECRON DYNASTIES - W... By José Tomás Tron... PORTAL FORESTAL - TORNEO DICESPELL - COMMANDER PRECONSTRUIDO...	04-May SINGULARITY: Not available $91 ---
Other X	scarab50 By pf_goes Social media	03-May SINGULARITY: Not available $236 ---
Top64 (1 - 3) 25% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12635890	03-May SINGULARITY: 1% $162 ---
Other X	RAT LEGION By Ethereal Social media	02-May SINGULARITY: Not available $628 ---
2nd (3 - 0 - 1) 100% X BO3	Tempesta Ciclistica By Alessandro Leon... LEGA PAUPER GRANDA - TAPPA 30/04/2024	30-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $154 ---
Top8 (1 - 2) 33% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Preliminary #12633775	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $162 ---
Top32 (4 - 2) 66% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 64 #12633762	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $162 ---
Other X	Hear me out By KeyRussell16 Social media	28-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $358 ---
Top32 (3 - 3) 50% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12633763	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $162 ---
Other X	Deck - Budget Sauron By tizzletater Streamed Deck	27-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $531 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66% X BO3	deck By Tyerube1618 MTGO Pauper Challenge 32 #12633742	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $162 ---

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	43	$158 $67
Pauper Goblin Combo (MoggWarts)	7	$48 $48
Pauper Golgari Control	2	$73 $78
Pauper Mono Black Burn	1	$59 $26

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Modern archetypes playing Darkness

	Name	Decks	Price
	Modern Mono Black Scam	2	$1254 $494

(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: 📊 $10
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 305 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: 2024-05-14