Black Vise
Pro Tour Collector Set bl299sb • uncommon
- Set
- Pro Tour Collector Set
- Collector number
- bl299sb
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Richard Thomas
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
As this artifact enters, choose an opponent.
At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, this artifact deals X damage to that player, where X is the number of cards in their hand minus 4.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Black Vise was originally printed in the 1994 Alpha set and quickly became a defining card in Magic: The Gathering due to its ability to punish players for holding large hands. It was designed by Richard Garfield to introduce a strategic tension between card advantage and life preservation, effectively forcing players to discard or play cards rapidly to avoid cumulative damage. Its impact on early tournament play was so significant that it became one of the first cards to be restricted in the competitive Vintage format.
The Pro Tour Collector Set, released in 1997, served as a celebratory retrospective featuring iconic cards from the game's first few years. These cards were produced with a distinct gold border and a commemorative back, making them ineligible for standard tournament play but highly sought after by collectors as museum-quality artifacts. By including Black Vise in this set, Wizards of the Coast acknowledged its historical importance as a foundational element of the game's competitive legacy.
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