• Howl from Beyond (Original Art)
  • Howl from Beyond (Original Art)

    Howl from Beyond (Original Art)

    Artist
    Mark Poole
    Origin
    Netherlands
    Year
    1993
    Medium
    Acrylics
    Set/Console Name
    Alpha
    Console/Game
    Magic the Gathering
    C.O.A.
    no
    Painted A.P.
    yes
    Substrate Material
    Strathmore Artist Illustration Board 100% Cotton Rag
    Substrate Dimensions
    6 1/2"H x 8"W
    Image Area Dimensions
    5 11/16"H x 7 1/8"W
    Frame Dimensions
    Unframed
    Handmade Protective Case
    YES

    Howl from Beyond is a black instant, first printed in Alpha (1993), that gives target creature +X/+0 until end of turn. It was one of black’s most iconic early “combat tricks” from Magic. This card taught early players a lot about tempo, combat math, and timing. It could turn even a small creature into a sudden lethal threat. In longer games, it turns excess mana into raw damage output. Playing with this card always made your opponents think twice about attacking or blocking, since black could threaten to pump a creature out of nowhere. For early Magic players, Howl from Beyond was black’s version of Giant Growth-but meaner, less predictable, and it could suddenly end the game. In early Type 1 events, mono-black “Suicide” or “Drain Life” decks occasionally ran Howl from Beyond as a finisher alongside Drain Life, Dark Ritual, and Hypnotic Specter. In Old School (93/94), this card can still be found
    in Mono-Black Aggro decks, as a finisher that can push through surprise lethal damage. Howl from Beyond is not on the reserved list, and has been reprinted several times (Core sets, Ice Age, Dominaria Remastered).
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