Balemurk Overlord — Command the Mire
Overlord of the Balemurk is a compact mythic that rewards decisive midgame plays and careful graveyard timing. Played from Duskmourn House of Horror in English foil, this Extended Art Light Play copy reads like a toolbox for value engineering: it pressures early life totals while turning graveyard resources into a steady stream of attackers. An experienced player will appreciate how the Overlord taxes removal and opens lines for sacrifice synergies without overcommitting to the board.
The card slots cleanly into mono black reanimator shells and sacrifice decks. It punishes opponents who trade creatures into it and scales with attrition strategies, offering repeatable value in longer matches. Lorewise the Overlord is the rot at the heart of the Balemurk, a commander that consolidates fallen corpses and local terror into command of the battlefield. Use it to close out games or to convert sure trades into card advantage.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {3}{B}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Vampire Horror
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying. Whenever Overlord of the Balemurk deals combat damage to a player, you may return target creature card from a graveyard to the battlefield under your control. That creature gains haste. At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice that creature unless you pay {2}.
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Power / Toughness – 4/4
