Artful Dodge
Dark Ascension 27 • common
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Collector number
- 27
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Tomasz Jedruszek
- Market price
- $0.49
What it does
Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Flashback blue mana (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Those who know the alleys and sewers of the Erdwal can disappear like smoke.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Artful Dodge was released in early 2012 as part of the Dark Ascension expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set in the gothic horror-inspired plane of Innistrad, the card features the 'flashback' mechanic, which allowed players to cast the spell a second time from their graveyard, reflecting the set's thematic preoccupation with death and the supernatural.
The artwork was illustrated by Volkan Baga, who chose to depict a spectral figure mid-evasion to represent the card's namesake ability to make a creature unblockable. Within the game's competitive history, the card became a staple in tempo-oriented decks for its ability to provide a dual-stage tactical advantage, and it remains a recognizable example of the set's lean toward graveyard-synergy gameplay.
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