Darkness
Darkness: Instant, Legends. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {B}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Legends (LEG)
- Released
- 1994-06-01
- Collector number
- 94
- Artist
- Harold McNeill
About Darkness
Darkness is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black instant from Legends (LEG), an expansion set released in June 1994. It is collector number 94 in that set, with art by Harold McNeill. It costs {B} (one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Old School, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Legends (1994) to Special Guests (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $17.63 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-18).
Card 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*
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $17.63 (as of 2026-10-18).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Darkness by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Old School | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Darkness
Darkness has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Special Guests (SPG) #124 | Mythic | 2025 |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #197 | Common | 2022 |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #197★ | Common | 2022 |
| Time Spiral Timeshifted (TSB) #40 | Special | 2006 |
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.