Castaway's Despair
The List XLN-281 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- XLN-281
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Chris Rahn
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Castaway's Despair was originally printed in the 2017 Magic: The Gathering expansion Ixalan. The card is a common-rarity enchantment representing the themes of isolation and psychological toll set within the plane of Ixalan, a world inspired by the Age of Discovery and Mesoamerican mythology. Mechanically, it serves as a piece of removal intended for limited play environments, reflecting the desperate survival struggles of the plane's inhabitants.
The card features illustration by artist Mathias Kollros, who has contributed extensively to the visual identity of the game. Kollros utilized a somber color palette and stark lighting to emphasize the thematic weight of the spell, aiming to visually capture the feeling of being abandoned at sea. The card was later included in The List, a curated selection of reprints integrated into set boosters to introduce players to cards from across the game's history.
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