Ad Nauseam
Shards of Alara 63 • rare
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 63
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jeremy Jarvis
- Market price
- $11.45
What it does
Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value. You may repeat this process any number of times.
When the task spilled over into undeath, he stopped calling it his life's work.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerBanned
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Where it came from
Ad Nauseam was released in the 2008 Magic: The Gathering set Shards of Alara. As an instant, it serves as a distinct mechanical representation of Grixis, the shard of the multiverse defined by death, decay, and the ruthless pursuit of power. The card allows a player to draw cards equal to their life total, reflecting the dark bargain of trading one's vitality for knowledge and resources.
The artwork was provided by Jeremy Jarvis, who at the time served as a key creative lead within the Wizards of the Coast design team. Jarvis chose a visceral, macabre aesthetic to complement the card's theme, utilizing stark shadows and muted tones to convey the physical and psychological toll of the spell. Upon its release, the card was recognized for its high-risk, high-reward design, eventually becoming a cornerstone of competitive combo strategies that push the limits of the game's resource systems.
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