Blur of Blades
The List HOU-84 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- HOU-84
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Anna Steinbauer
- Market price
- $0.32
What it does
Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. Blur of Blades deals 2 damage to that creature's controller.
Samut battled her way through the hordes, shouting the names of those who'd died in her crop and those she hoped yet to save.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Blur of Blades was originally released in the 2017 Magic: The Gathering set Hour of Devastation. As a common-rarity red sorcery, it was designed to reflect the chaotic and destructive nature of the set's desert-themed battlefield, where the god Nicol Bolas arrives to devastate the plane of Amonkhet. The card's mechanics emphasize rapid, aggressive gameplay, fitting the aggressive playstyle typically associated with red spells in the game's color pie.
The artwork, illustrated by Igor Kieryluk, captures the intense, swirling motion of the spell. Kieryluk was tasked with visualizing the lethal, sand-swept windstorms that characterize the environment of Amonkhet. Upon its release, the card was received as a straightforward, functional utility piece for Limited formats, serving as a clean example of the set's focus on desert-based tactical combat.
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