Condescend
Jumpstart 2022 282 • uncommon
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Collector number
- 282
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- X mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Kieran Yanner
- Market price
- $0.76
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.)
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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 originated as a common-rarity counterspell in the 2004 Magic: The Gathering expansion Darksteel, designed to provide blue decks with a versatile tool that scales in utility as the game progresses. By allowing players to pay mana to counter a spell and then scry 2, it balances reactive control with deck manipulation, a design philosophy that remains central to blue's mechanical identity. The card was selected for the Jumpstart 2022 release as part of the 'Academy' theme, which focuses on artifacts and knowledge-based gameplay.
The Jumpstart 2022 reprint features new, stylized artwork by illustrator Johannes Voss. His design approach for this version emphasizes the ethereal and intellectual nature of the card's effect, moving away from the industrial aesthetic of the original Mirrodin-themed print. Upon its release in this set, the card was well-received by players for both its functional reprint status and the refreshed visual identity, which aligns with modern artistic standards for the game while maintaining the card's historical mechanical weight.
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