---
name: "Bringer of the Black Dawn"
mana_cost: "{7}{B}{B}"
cmc: 9
type_line: "Creature — Bringer"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "R", "U", "W"]
keywords: ["Trample"]
set: "5DN"
set_name: "Fifth Dawn"
collector_number: "43"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "a9f98ad5-e8d4-4142-a19f-3368b85d1c95"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bringer-of-the-black-dawn-5dn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Bringer of the Black Dawn
- **Mana Cost:** `{7}{B}{B}` (CMC: 9)
- **Type:** Creature — Bringer
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Trample

## Oracle Text
You may pay {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay 2 life. If you do, search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bringer of the Blue Dawn](/printing/bringer-of-the-blue-dawn-5dn.md) — Creature — Bringer
2. [Bringer of the White Dawn](/printing/bringer-of-the-white-dawn-aa4.md) — Creature — Bringer
3. [Bringer of the Red Dawn](/printing/bringer-of-the-red-dawn-5dn.md) — Creature — Bringer
4. [Bringer of the Green Dawn](/printing/bringer-of-the-green-dawn-aa4.md) — Creature — Bringer
5. [Demon of Death's Gate](/printing/demon-of-deaths-gate-m11.md) — Creature — Demon
6. [Minion of the Wastes](/printing/minion-of-the-wastes-tmp.md) — Creature — Minion

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Dawn (5DN) #43
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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