Abjure
Weatherlight 31 • common
- Set
- Weatherlight
- Collector number
- 31
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Ted Naifeh
- Market price
- $1.67
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a blue permanent.
Counter target spell.
Mirri's hackles rose as Ertai continued expounding his virtues. "If that arrogant brat doesn't shut up soon," she growled to herself, "I'm going to have to kill him."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Abjure was released in 1997 as part of the Weatherlight expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed during a period of experimentation within the game's mechanics, this card represents the game's shift toward incorporating deep narrative threads directly into the gameplay. As a blue instant spell, it allowed players to sacrifice a creature to counter a target spell, embodying the theme of defensive magic through personal sacrifice that defined much of the set's flavor.
The artwork for Abjure was illustrated by Rebecca Guay, a prominent artist whose distinct, painterly aesthetic became a hallmark of the era's card designs. Guay’s illustration style, characterized by soft textures and ethereal compositions, offered a notable contrast to the more rigid fantasy art common in the game at the time. The card was well-received by players for its efficient mana cost, and it remains a representative example of how visual storytelling and mechanical utility were balanced in late-nineties game design.
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