Souls of the Lost (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Light Play

Echoes from the Cavern

Souls of the Lost plays like a utility body for decks that value a stocked graveyard. With a casting cost of {1}{B} and an additional cost to cast that asks you to discard a card or sacrifice a permanent, this Spirit trades tempo for late game scaling. Its printed ability ties power to the number of permanent cards in your graveyard and toughness to that number plus one so it grows as your board and graveyard intersect.

In practice Souls of the Lost fits in dredge shells and midrange lists that can refill the yard or that can afford the extra casting cost. The card reads like a small engine rather than a finisher. Expect it to stabilize early boards and to present a threat that becomes harder to remove as your permanents fall. The small touch of Lost Caverns lore is present in its name and art and it lines up well with sacrifice and self mill strategies.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost: {1}{B}
• Card Type: Creature — Spirit
• Subtypes: Spirit
• 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.
• Power / Toughness: * / *+1