A Good Thing
Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021 86 • rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021
- Collector number
- 86
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black · White
- Artist
- Yoni Skolnik
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
Spells and abilities you control can't destroy, exile, target, or cause you to sacrifice A Good Thing.
At the beginning of your upkeep, double your life total. Then, if you have 1,000 or more life, you lose the game.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
A Good Thing was released as part of the Mystery Booster: Playtest Cards set in 2021, a unique collection distributed through Wizards of the Coast's convention-only events. These cards were designed to replicate the aesthetic of internal playtest documents, characterized by their stark white borders, simplified layout, and placeholder art. This specific design choice allowed developers to explore experimental mechanics and off-the-wall card concepts that did not fit into standard set releases.
The card was crafted by the Magic: The Gathering design team as a tongue-in-cheek nod to the game's evolving mechanics. While its creator remains uncredited in public design archives, the card is widely recognized by players for its minimalist design and meta-humorous approach. Within the community, the Mystery Booster playtest cards are celebrated as artifacts of the creative process, often sought by enthusiasts interested in the ephemeral and iterative nature of game development.
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About A Good Thing
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