Extract from Darkness (LTC)

Extract from Darkness
Casting Cost: {3}{U}{B}
Card Type: Sorcery
Card Text:
Each player mills two cards. Then you put a creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
Flavour Text:
"The power of their master is in them, and they stand or fall by him."
-Gandalf
Artist: Lie Setiawan

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:

  • Provides graveyard interaction by allowing you to put a creature card from any graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
  • Can potentially disrupt your opponent's plans by causing them to mill two cards.

• Weaknesses:

  • Milling two cards for each player may not always be advantageous, as it can fill your own graveyard and help your opponent.
  • As a sorcery, it can only be cast during your main phase.

Deck Utility:

• Graveyard-Based Decks: A valuable addition to decks that rely on graveyard interactions, reanimation, or stealing creatures from opponents.

• Mill Strategies: Fits well in decks that use milling as a strategy, as it contributes to milling both players.

Interactions and Combos:

• Reanimation: Combines effectively with reanimation strategies, allowing you to bring powerful creatures from graveyards to the battlefield.

• Graveyard Filling: Works well with decks that benefit from having cards in the graveyard, such as those with flashback or delve mechanics.

Flavor and Lore:
"Extract from Darkness" reflects the idea that the power of certain creatures is tied to their master, as mentioned in the flavor text, attributed to Gandalf, a character in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.

Overall Impression:
"Extract from Darkness" is a sorcery that provides graveyard interaction by allowing you to bring a creature card from any graveyard to the battlefield under your control. It can be useful in decks focused on graveyard-based strategies or reanimation. The flavor text adds thematic depth to the card's lore.