There’s a moment when you first see Soulgorger where you forget this is just a card game.
The art doesn’t whisper “undead.” It howls. Soul energy rips upward like a spirit caught mid-exorcism, and something colossal begins to reassemble from bone, rock, and darkness.
It’s less a monster and more a gravitational event.
This isn’t quiet horror—it’s loud, guttural resurrection.
Illustration Breakdown
Framed from a low angle, Soulgorger towers over the viewer in mid-summon. Its limbs aren’t fully formed yet—cracks in the stone-like shell expose raw, blue soullight surging through its chest.
The creature’s face is haunting: hollow eyes glowing with cold resolve, teeth clenched as if pulled back into a war it never chose to leave.
What makes this piece hit so hard is the motion. The debris flying upward, the trailing arcs of light, the slight tilt of the horizon—it all suggests violence and urgency.
This isn’t a peaceful spirit rising from the grave. This is something dragged back.
The atmosphere leans on saturated blue-teal tones clashing with matte blacks.
It’s a palette that screams “Shadow Isles” but with added sharpness—almost as if the card itself is charged with ambient energy.
Gameplay Integration
Soulgorger is an 8 Energy, 5 Power Unit from Shadow Isles, and it comes with one of the most brazen effects we’ve seen so far in Riftbound TCG:
“When you play me, you may play a unit from your trash, ignoring its Energy cost. (You must still pay its Power cost.)”
That’s huge.
This isn’t just a card. It’s a portal. Shadow Isles decks already flirt with trash as a resource—cards like Rhasa the Sunderer make it clear this region thrives on death.
But Soulgorger doesn’t just benefit from the graveyard. It opens it.
Mechanically, the art syncs perfectly. This is a force reassembling a soul, refusing the natural end. You can see the “play a unit from your trash” in the energy being pulled from below.
The shattered stones emphasize that something once buried has erupted into the present, screaming back to the battlefield.
Collector Details / Value Mention
Soulgorger is card 196 out of 298 in the base set. The lack of a visible rarity icon suggests we’re still waiting on official confirmation, but between its power and visual intensity, it’s very likely a rare or higher.
No alt-art has surfaced yet, but with a creature this imposing, a foil version would be a showstopper—especially if the soulstream glow is animated in print.
There’s a chance this becomes a chase card for players leaning into high-synergy Shadow Isles builds.
And with recursion always being a fan-favorite mechanic, Soulgorger may rise in both meta relevance and collector demand once decks go public.
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