Curse of the Restless Dead

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Curse of the Restless Dead: Enchantment - Aura Curse, Midnight Hunt Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{B}
Mana value
3
Type
Enchantment - Aura Curse
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC)
Released
2021-09-24
Collector number
18
Artist
Brian Valeza
Commander rank
5,096 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Enchant

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About Curse of the Restless Dead

Curse of the Restless Dead is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black enchantment from Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC), a Commander product released in September 2021. It is collector number 18 in that set, with art by Brian Valeza. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $4.03 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Enchant player

Whenever a land enchanted player controls enters, you create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed. (It can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $4.03 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of Curse of the Restless Dead by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Curse of the Restless Dead

Curse of the Restless Dead has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #93980Rare2022
Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #56Rare2021

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Curse of the Restless Dead, newest first.

  • Decayed does not create any attacking requirements. You may choose not to attack with a creature that has decayed.
  • Decayed does not grant haste. Creatures with decayed that enter the battlefield during your turn may not attack until your next turn.
  • Decayed represents a static ability and a triggered ability. “Decayed” means “This creature can't block” and “When this creature attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.”
  • The controller of Curse of the Restless Dead gets the Zombie token. This may not be the same player as the enchanted player.
  • Once a creature with decayed attacks, it will be sacrificed at end of combat, even if it no longer has decayed at that time.

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