Churning Eddy
Torment 32 • common
- Set
- Torment
- Collector number
- 32
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Thomas M. Baxa
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Return target creature and target land to their owners' hands.
"Magic is like the tide—both ebb, both flow, and both serve my whims."— Empress Llawan
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
Churning Eddy was released in 2002 as part of the Torment expansion set for Magic: The Gathering. As the second installment in the Odyssey block, Torment was conceptually designed around the theme of black mana, creating a unique environment where the color black was emphasized through both its mechanics and the bleak, unsettling tone of the card illustrations.
The card features artwork by veteran illustrator Alan Pollack, who contributed extensively to the visual identity of the game during the early 2000s. His depiction of the eddy captures the chaotic, fluid motion associated with blue magic, utilizing a high-contrast style that fits within the broader aesthetic of the set, which focused on the struggle between the encroaching darkness of the story's setting and the traditional elemental forces.
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