Capsize
World Championship Decks 1998 rb55sb • common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 1998
- Collector number
- rb55sb
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Tom Wänerstrand
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
Buyback 3 generic mana (You may pay an additional 3 generic mana as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Capsize was originally printed as a common card in the Tempest expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 1997, featuring artwork by Tom Wänerstrand. The card became a cornerstone of the 'Buyback' mechanic, a design choice intended to reward players for investing more mana into a spell to return it to their hand, effectively providing a repeatable resource for controlling the board state.
The 1998 World Championship Decks were released by Wizards of the Coast to commemorate the top decks from the World Championship tournament held in Seattle. This specific iteration of Capsize is a reproduction of the card used in the sideboard of Brian Selden’s winning 'Recurring Nightmare' deck. These decks were produced with gold-bordered backs and facsimile signatures to ensure they remained distinct from tournament-legal cards while serving as a high-quality educational tool for players studying professional deck archetypes.
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