Corpses of the Lost (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Medium Play Foil

Raise the Skeleton Crew

Corpses of the Lost gives a straightforward but potent upgrade to any deck built around Skeletons. For {2}{B} you get a persistent enchantment that boosts all Skeletons you control by +1/+0 and grants them haste, letting your newly risen pirates strike immediately. The card also creates a 2/2 black Skeleton Pirate token when it enters the battlefield, so you get immediate board presence while the enchantment begins to shift combat math in your favor.

Play patterns around Corpses of the Lost reward timing and resource management. The end step clause lets you bounce the enchantment back to your hand if you descended that turn by paying 1 life, which fits with graveyard synergies and sacrifice lines that are common in Lost Caverns of Ixalan builds. Use it to push through incremental damage, to enable surprise lethal attacks, or to protect the enchantment from removal by returning it for a later redeploy.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {2}{B}
• Card Type – Enchantment
• Subtypes –
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Skeletons you control get +1/+0 and have haste. When Corpses of the Lost enters the battlefield, create a 2/2 black Skeleton Pirate creature token. At the beginning of your end step, if you descended this turn, you may pay 1 life. If you do, return Corpses of the Lost to its owner’s hand. (You descended if a permanent card was put into your graveyard from anywhere.)
• Power / Toughness –
• Loyalty –