Brittle Effigy
Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins 56 • rare
- Set
- Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins
- Collector number
- 56
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- John Avon
- Market price
- $0.43
What it does
4 generic mana, tap, Exile this artifact: Exile target creature.
"In my early experiments in phylactery, I found that fragile forms have their uses."— Rocati, Duke of Martyne
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
Brittle Effigy was originally printed in the Magic: The Gathering set Magic 2011 before being included in the 2017 Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins collection. As an artifact that allows a player to exile a creature at the cost of sacrificing the effigy, it serves as a utility card designed to provide color-neutral removal for decks that might otherwise lack targeted interaction. Its inclusion in the Duel Decks series was intended to balance the gameplay between the two tribal archetypes, offering a tactical answer to the aggressive creatures found in both decks.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Igor Kieryluk, who depicted the effigy as a haunting, skeletal relic. Kieryluk’s design focuses on the uncanny and brittle nature of the object, emphasizing its thematic role as a temporary container for a dark or binding magic. Upon its release, the card was viewed by players as a versatile sideboard option, appreciated for its simplicity and its ability to deal with indestructible or high-toughness threats in limited and constructed formats alike.
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