Aphotic Wisps
The List SHM-55 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- SHM-55
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jim Nelson
- Market price
- $0.28
What it does
Target creature becomes black and gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
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Merrows skulk the silty bogs around the Wanderbrine, their very thoughts stained with evil.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Aphotic Wisps originated as an uncommon card in the Shadowmoor expansion for Magic: The Gathering, released by Wizards of the Coast in 2008. The card was designed to support the set's focus on color-matters mechanics and hybrid mana, allowing players to manipulate the color of their permanents for tactical advantage or to trigger color-specific synergies. It was later included in The List, a curated selection of cards from the game's history that appear in Set Boosters, to maintain accessibility for long-time players and collectors.
The atmospheric illustration by artist Steve Argyle captures the haunting, ethereal aesthetic prevalent throughout the Shadowmoor plane. Argyle utilized a stark, high-contrast palette to emphasize the card's theme of darkness and shadowy transition, aiming to evoke the gloom of the set’s warped landscape. Upon its initial release, the card was received as a versatile utility tool, frequently praised by players for its efficiency in decks that relied on specific color interactions.
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