Common Black Removal
Mystery Booster 2 543 • rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 543
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Michelle Esposito
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
Choose one. Destroy target creature, then —
• Create a Food token.
• Create a Treasure token.
• Put a menace counter on a creature you control.
• That creature's controller mills cards equal to its power.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Common Black Removal, numbered 543 in the Mystery Booster 2 set, serves as a quintessential example of Wizards of the Coast’s meta-humorous design approach. Released in 2024 as part of the 'Playtest' portion of the Mystery Booster 2 product, the card is intentionally self-referential, parodying the abundance of low-cost, efficient creature destruction spells that have defined the color black throughout the history of Magic: The Gathering.
The design aesthetic mimics the raw, unpolished look of internal R&D playtest cards, featuring stark typography and a minimalist presentation intended to focus entirely on mechanical function. By stripping away traditional card art and flavor text in favor of a dry, literal description of its own identity, the card provides a lighthearted critique of design tropes, earning it appreciation among enfranchised players who value the history and iterative process of game development.
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About Common Black Removal
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