Magic: The Gathering

Cabal Shrine

Odyssey 121 • rare

Set: Odyssey
Collector number: 121
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 1 generic mana black mana black mana
Type: Enchantment
Colors: Black
Artist: Ben Thompson
Market price: $0.35

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Lore

Why it matters

As a rare enchantment, this card serves as a specialized piece that can significantly reward players for building a deck around a specific thematic focus. Its inclusion in this particular set makes it a compelling find for those who value the strategic depth and distinct artistic contributions found within this collection.

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What it does

Whenever a player casts a spell, that player discards X cards, where X is the number of cards in all graveyards with the same name as that spell.

Formats

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StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Cabal Shrine was released in the 2002 Odyssey set for Magic: The Gathering, marking a period in the game's history where the narrative shifted to the desolate, post-apocalyptic landscape of Otaria. The card was designed to incentivize players to build decks focused on specific color identities, reflecting the set's broader mechanical themes of graveyard interaction and threshold mechanics. Its existence serves as a testament to the game's transition into more complex, synergistic card designs during the early 2000s.

The artwork for Cabal Shrine was illustrated by Ben Thompson, who was a pivotal artist for Wizards of the Coast during this era. Thompson utilized a dark, atmospheric aesthetic to capture the ominous nature of the Cabal, a shadowy religious organization central to the Odyssey storyline. His design successfully conveyed a sense of ritual and occult power, grounding the enchantment in the grim visual identity of the set, which helped solidify its place as a recognizable piece of early modern Magic art.

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