Banishing Light
Journey into Nyx 5 • uncommon
- Set
- Journey into Nyx
- Collector number
- 5
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Willian Murai
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
When this enchantment enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this enchantment leaves the battlefield.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Banishing Light was released in 2014 as part of the Journey into Nyx set, the final installment of the Theros block in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed as a thematic expansion of the block's focus on Greek mythology and the influence of the gods, serving as a functional replacement for the iconic card Oblivion Ring. The design team sought to provide white decks with a versatile, low-cost enchantment that could remove any nonland permanent, grounding the mechanic in the flavor of divine celestial light.
The card’s striking visual identity was crafted by illustrator Seb McKinnon. His artwork depicts a figure being pulled into a radiant, ethereal glow, capturing the mystical and transformative essence of the Theros plane. Upon its release, Banishing Light was well-received by the player base for its strategic efficiency in both limited and constructed formats, cementing its place as a reliable utility card that saw extensive play across various competitive decks during its time in the Standard format.
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