Bitter Ordeal
Future Sight 80 • rare
- Set
- Future Sight
- Collector number
- 80
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Daarken
- Market price
- $26.62
What it does
Search target player's library for a card and exile it. Then that player shuffles.
Gravestorm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each permanent put into a graveyard this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
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
Bitter Ordeal was released in 2007 as part of the Future Sight expansion, the third set in the Time Spiral block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore the concept of alternate timelines, featuring card frames that hinted at potential future game mechanics and aesthetics. This specific card was created to provide a unique utility effect known as 'gravestorm,' which rewards players for the number of cards put into a graveyard during a single turn.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Jesper Ejsing, who captured the grim, ethereal nature of the spell through a swirling, macabre visual style. Upon its debut, the card was noted by players for its combo potential in competitive formats, particularly when paired with strategies that generated large numbers of permanent sacrifices. It has since become a distinct part of the set's legacy, representing the experimental design philosophy that defined the Time Spiral era.
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