Borrowed Malevolence
Eldritch Moon 82 • common
- Set
- Eldritch Moon
- Collector number
- 82
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- Market price
- $0.06
What it does
Escalate 2 generic mana (Pay this cost for each mode chosen beyond the first.)
Choose one or both —
• Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
• Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
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
Borrowed Malevolence was released in 2016 as part of the Eldritch Moon expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set on the gothic horror-inspired plane of Innistrad, the card reflects the set's narrative focus on the corruption of the world by the Eldrazi titan Emrakul. The card features a mechanic called escalate, which allows players to pay additional costs to choose multiple modes, emphasizing the themes of chaotic influence and parasitic power prevalent in the set's storyline.
The artwork was created by illustrator Deruchenko Alexander, who utilized a dark, muted color palette to capture the sinister atmosphere of the block. The design depicts a figure being consumed or overtaken by a shadowy, otherworldly essence, a visual motif that recurs throughout the Eldritch Moon series to signal the arrival of the cosmic antagonist. It was received by the player base as a versatile tool for competitive play due to its modal nature, providing both offensive buffs and defensive removal in a single, efficient package.
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