Abstruse Appropriation
Modern Horizons 3 342 • rare
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Collector number
- 342
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- John Stanko
- Market price
- $0.55
What it does
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Exile target nonland permanent. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend colorless mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Abstruse Appropriation was released in 2024 as part of Modern Horizons 3, a Magic: The Gathering expansion set specifically designed for non-rotating formats. The card represents a mechanical innovation within the Eldrazi archetype, reflecting the set's thematic focus on colorless mana and complex, high-cost spells that reward players for investing significant resources into their board state.
The art and design of the card draw upon the established lore of the Eldrazi, the tentacled, otherworldly entities that serve as a primary cosmic threat in the Magic multiverse. By allowing players to steal nonland permanents with a mana value of three or less, the card was crafted to be a versatile disruption tool. It was received by the community as a powerful, flexible addition to Commander and Modern decks, praised for its ability to bridge early-game defense with late-game utility.
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