Fourth Expansion Ever Printed · 1994
The fourth expansion ever printed for Magic: The Gathering — 119 cards steeped in gothic atmosphere and mechanical ingenuity, including some of the most enduring cards in the game's competitive history. Every card is photographed individually in macro, and the five most notable ones front and back at full resolution.
The collection holds three sets of The Dark. Two are complete at 119 cards each; the third counts 117, lacking only Preacher and Dance of Many. The photographs on this page are of the first set.
Key Cards — photographed front and back
A 6/1 trampler for three red mana that attacks immediately — then buries itself at end of turn. One of the fastest threats ever printed, it defined red aggro for decades.
Turns all non-basic lands into Mountains. One of the most brutal lock pieces in Magic history, still a cornerstone of modern competitive formats thirty years on.
A land that stores counters from sacrificed creatures and converts them into colourless mana. Rare, complex, and deeply tied to The Dark's gothic fantasy theme.
Untaps any attacking creature and prevents all combat damage to and from it. A land that completely neutralises a single attacker — one of the most elegant defensive tools ever designed.
Gains control of any creature for as long as it remains untapped. A slow, strange card that rewards patience, and among the most distinctive black cards of the era.
Full Visual Archive
119 / 119 cards photographed
5 cards include photography of the reverse side — click one and use Show Back. Those cards, and the 2 printing variants, also link to a full-resolution master from the viewer; the rest of the set is shown at web resolution. The variants appear beside the normal copy they accompany, rather than in its place.
Full resolution originals for detailed condition inspection
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