Condescend
World Championship Decks 2004 mb27 • common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2004
- Collector number
- mb27
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- X mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Ron Spears
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
Counter target spell unless its controller pays X mana. Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Condescend was originally printed as an uncommon card in the 2004 Magic: The Gathering set Darksteel before being included in the 2004 World Championship Decks. This specific version, marked with the gold-bordered back and the signature of player Manuel Bucher, comes from the pre-constructed deck designed to replicate the exact list Bucher piloted to a top finish at the 2004 World Championships in San Francisco.
The card was illustrated by Mike Dringenberg, a prominent comic book artist best known for his work on The Sandman series. Dringenberg’s art style for Condescend leans into a stark, ethereal aesthetic, capturing the counterspell's function of imposing a choice on the opponent. Within the competitive meta of the time, the card was widely recognized for its utility in 'Blue-White Control' strategies, allowing players to manipulate the stack while simultaneously filtering the top of their library via the scry mechanic.
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