Barren Glory
Future Sight 3 • rare
- Set
- Future Sight
- Collector number
- 3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Dave Kendall
- Market price
- $1.42
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control no permanents other than this enchantment and have no cards in hand, you win the game.
"The only perfect world is an empty world, with no one to sin or wage war."— Tarran, magus of the disk
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Barren Glory was released in 2007 as part of the Future Sight set, the third installment in the Time Spiral block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore the mechanics of time travel and alternate realities, featuring 'timeshifted' cards that offered glimpses into potential future designs and surreal card mechanics. Barren Glory specifically serves as a mechanical successor to the card One with Nothing, leaning into the game's tradition of high-risk, high-reward cards that challenge standard gameplay conventions.
The card was illustrated by Anthony Francisco, who opted for a stark, evocative visual style to match the card's theme of complete desolation and eventual victory. The design aims to capture the essence of a player clearing their entire board and hand to achieve a rare, dramatic win condition. While initially viewed as a niche or 'joke' card by competitive players due to the extreme difficulty of meeting its requirements, it has since become a cult favorite among collectors who appreciate its unique place in the history of Magic’s experimental design philosophy.
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