Attack-in-the-Box
Duskmourn: House of Horror 242 • uncommon
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror
- Collector number
- 242
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Domenico Cava
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
Whenever this creature attacks, you may have it get +4/+0 until end of turn. If you do, sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
Pop goes the evil.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Attack-in-the-Box was released as part of the Duskmourn: House of Horror set for Magic: The Gathering in September 2024. The set draws heavy inspiration from 1980s horror tropes, focusing on the plane of Duskmourn, a sprawling, malevolent haunted house. This card was designed to evoke the classic 'jack-in-the-box' toy archetype while translating it into the terrifying, supernatural aesthetic that defines the set's artistic direction.
The illustration for the card was created by artist Igor Kieryluk, who utilized a vivid, unsettling color palette to capture the playful yet threatening nature of the creature. Within the game's mechanics, the card leans into the 'Manifest Dread' keyword, reflecting the set's core theme of unseen horrors lurking within the environment. It was received by players as a flavorful representation of the house’s ability to turn mundane objects into lethal traps.
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