Raise the Band

Lively Dirge is a compact tool for graveyard players who prefer active inevitability over slow attrition. For one and a black you can set up your graveyard or swing the board by choosing one or both spree effects. The first option mills a key piece so your synergies find plays. The second option can reanimate up to two creatures with combined mana value four or less and return immediate pressure to the table.

In Outlaws of Thunder Junction the card reads like a two for one on paper but plays with careful sequencing. Use it after a payload of creatures are in the bin or follow it with sacrifice outlets and flicker to convert those returns into value. The foil art shows the undead ensemble mid revel which fits the set tone and reminds you this is as much about timing as raw power.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {1}{B}
• Card Type – Sorcery
• Subtypes –
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.) +1 — Search your library for a card, put it into your graveyard, then shuffle. +2 — Return up to two creature cards with total mana value 4 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
• Power / Toughness –
• Loyalty –