Extract from Darkness
Extract from Darkness: Sorcery, Double Masters 2022. Each player mills two cards. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}{B}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Blue and black (UB)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Double Masters 2022 (2X2)
- Released
- 2022-07-08
- Collector number
- 210
- Artist
- Dallas Williams
- Keywords
- Mill
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About Extract from Darkness
Extract from Darkness is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue and black sorcery from Double Masters 2022 (2X2), a Masters set released in July 2022. It is collector number 210 in that set, with art by Dallas Williams. It costs {3}{U}{B} (three generic, one blue and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is blue and black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Conspiracy (2014) to Tales of Middle-earth Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Each player mills two cards. Then you put a creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
If you want to wreak havoc above, sometimes it's best to look below.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.31 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Extract from Darkness by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Extract from Darkness
Extract from Darkness has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #2X2-210 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #266 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #844 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Zendikar Rising Commander (ZNC) #90 | Uncommon | 2020 |
| The List (PLST) #E01-84 | Uncommon | 2019 |
| Archenemy: Nicol Bolas (E01) #84 | Uncommon | 2017 |
| Eternal Masters (EMA) #200 | Uncommon | 2016 |
| Conspiracy (CNS) #45 | Uncommon | 2014 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Extract from Darkness.
- Extract from Darkness doesn't target a creature card. You choose which card you're putting onto the battlefield as it resolves. You can choose any creature card in a graveyard at that time, including one just put into a graveyard by Extract from Darkness. If there are no creature cards in graveyards at that time, Extract from Darkness simply finishes resolving.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a blue and black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.