This is not a card that screams. It whispers, and the whisper is colder than death.

The palette is ghostlight teal against a void-black carapace, twisting together in a figure that’s not fully human, not fully spirit. It doesn’t emerge. It lingers.

Illustration Breakdown

Artist Michal Ivan delivers a masterclass in silhouette and restraint. Wraith of Echoes is centered, but the flow of the piece pulls diagonally—from its reaching hand to the cracks in its body and the mist curling below.

Every angle reinforces the idea of dissolution. The jagged spectral growths from its back, like thorns or splinters, look both defensive and decayed.

The lighting doesn’t feel like it’s hitting the figure—it feels like it’s emanating from within.

There’s something unnerving about the lack of visible eyes; it reads as blind, but unerring.

The soul fragments around it almost resemble shattered reflections, as if this creature is echoing others just by existing.

Visually, it’s grief weaponized.

Gameplay Integration

The mechanics on Wraith of Echoes are deceptively quiet. At six Energy, you’re not playing it early.

But once it hits the board, the game pace shifts. The first time one of your units dies each turn, you draw a card. That’s it.

But in death-heavy builds—particularly in Shadow Isles swarm or recursion decks—this becomes a value engine. Token decks turn fodder into fuel.

Sacrifice loops become profit. Even your opponent killing your weakest unit gives you resources.

And because it triggers once per turn (not just yours), you’re drawing on defense too.

It rewards measured play, not chaos. Just like the art: calm, deliberate, devastating.

Collector Details / Value Mention

• Set Number: 118/298

• Rarity: Unconfirmed, but likely Rare or higher.

• Artist: Michal Ivan

• Foil Status: Not confirmed, but the luminous cyan effects would pop beautifully in a foil treatment.

• Alt/Overnumbered Version: None revealed yet.

If Shadow Isles value decks find their place in early metas, Wraith of Echoes could easily become a chase card.

Especially among players who prefer control or grindy inevitability. It may not be flashy, but the people who want it will want it in playsets—and probably sleeved.

Wraith of Echoes doesn’t storm the field. It waits for you to blink. And in Riftbound TCG, that kind of quiet inevitability is terrifying.

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