Arc Blade
Future Sight 94 • uncommon
- Set
- Future Sight
- Collector number
- 94
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Shishizaru
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Arc Blade deals 2 damage to any target. Exile Arc Blade with three time counters on it.
Suspend 3—2 generic mana red mana (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay 2 generic mana red mana and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Arc Blade was released in 2007 as part of the Future Sight set for Magic: The Gathering. This set was unique for its experimental design, featuring cards that represented potential future mechanics and alternate timelines within the game's multiverse. The card exemplifies the set's interest in 'suspend,' a mechanic that allows players to exile a card for a period of time before it triggers its effect, simulating a delayed magical discharge.
The artwork was provided by the illustrator Shishizaru, who rendered the card with a jagged, kinetic aesthetic intended to convey the raw, flickering energy of the spell. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche tactical tool. While it struggled to find a permanent home in high-level competitive play due to the slow nature of the suspend mechanic, it remains a notable example of the creative risks Wizards of the Coast took during the Time Spiral block.
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