Army of the Damned

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Army of the Damned: Sorcery, Foundations Commander. Create thirteen tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens. Flashback 7BBB. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{B}{B}{B}
Mana value
8
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Foundations Commander (FDC)
Released
2026-10-02
Collector number
85
Artist
Ryan Pancoast
Commander rank
1,804 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flashback

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About Army of the Damned

Army of the Damned is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare black sorcery from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 85 in that set, with art by Ryan Pancoast. It costs {5}{B}{B}{B} (five generic and three black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 8. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 9 sets, from Innistrad (2011) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.52 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).

Card text

Create thirteen tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens.

Flashback {7}{B}{B}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sometimes death comes knocking. Sometimes it tears down the walls.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.52 (as of 2026-11-03).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Army of the Damned by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Army of the Damned

Army of the Damned has been printed in 9 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #399Mythic2024
Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #68Mythic2022
New Capenna Commander (NCC) #242Mythic2022
Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #106Mythic2021
Commander 2018 (C18) #113Mythic2018
Commander 2016 (C16) #105Mythic2016
Commander 2013 (C13) #69Mythic2013
Innistrad (ISD) #87Mythic2011

Official rulings

Six official rulings apply to Army of the Damned, newest first.

  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.
  • You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
  • A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
  • If a card with flashback is put into your graveyard during your turn, you can cast it if it's legal to do so before any other player can take any actions.
  • You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type. For instance, you can cast a sorcery using flashback only when you could normally cast a sorcery.
  • "Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack."

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