---
name: "Awaken the Erstwhile"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "RNA"
set_name: "Ravnica Allegiance"
collector_number: "61"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jason A. Engle"
oracle_id: "06fa6719-aa4f-4857-8029-e42d01232645"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/awaken-the-erstwhile-rna"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Awaken the Erstwhile
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Each player discards all the cards in their hand, then creates that many 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens.

> *為備戰迫在眉睫的衝突，葛加理喚醒了已在城市地底長眠數千年之久的軍隊。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dying to Serve](/printing/dying-to-serve-pvow.md) — Enchantment
2. [No Way Out](/printing/no-way-out-dbl.md) — Sorcery
3. [Dark Deal](/printing/dark-deal-sld.md) — Sorcery
4. [Ill-Gotten Gains](/printing/ill-gotten-gains-usg.md) — Sorcery
5. [Zombie Infestation](/printing/zombie-infestation-plst.md) — Enchantment
6. [Necromancer's Stockpile](/printing/necromancers-stockpile-m15.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) #61
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jason A. Engle
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`