Dark Gift From the Cavern
Bringer of the Last Gift is a heavy hitter for late game black decks. The card reads like an endgame engine: a six mana plus two black investment that arrives with flying and flips the board state by forcing each player to sacrifice other creatures while then returning newly sloughed creatures from graveyards to the battlefield. In practice the card clears token boards or chump walls and refills the table with persistent threats, making it a calculated reset you can profit from if your graveyard is stocked.
From a lore angle the Vampire Demon fits Ixalan's sunken threat motif. It feels like a final offer you cannot refuse. Players who deploy this creature expecting a simple finisher should account for timing and sequencing. Cast it after you have set up your graveyard and you convert a board wipe into a one sided advantage. The card works well in sacrifice synergies, reanimator shells and control builds that aim to close out the game cleanly.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {6}{B}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Vampire Demon
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying. When Bringer of the Last Gift enters the battlefield, if you cast it, each player sacrifices all other creatures they control. Then each player returns all creature cards from their graveyard that weren't put there this way to the battlefield.
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Power / Toughness – 6/6