Whispers from the Cavern
Souls of the Lost is a compact graveyard engine that rewards careful planning and sacrifice. Castable for {1}{B}, this Spirit asks you to pay an extra cost by discarding a card or sacrificing a permanent, then settles into play with a variable body. Its Fathomless descent ability ties power directly to the number of permanent cards in your graveyard while toughness sits one higher. That interaction makes Souls of the Lost a steady threat in decks that self mill, recur permanents, or trade assets to build a late game board presence.
In practical terms the card scales with your yarding strategy. Use it as a clock in attrition matches or as a utility body that grows as you trade resources. The extended art foil shown here emphasizes the card role in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan lore where lingering spirits mark every spent relic. For pilots who enjoy incremental advantage and tight resource play Souls of the Lost slots into black midrange and graveyard synergies without demanding elaborate combo pieces.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Spirit
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or sacrifice a permanent. Fathomless descent — Souls of the Lost's power is equal to the number of permanent cards in your graveyard and its toughness is equal to that number plus 1.
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Power / Toughness – */+1