Contagion
Mystery Booster 2 126 • uncommon
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 126
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Chris Rallis
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
You may pay 1 life and exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Distribute two -2/-1 counters among one or two target creatures.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Contagion was originally released in the 1996 Alliances expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed by Richard Garfield and his team to introduce the 'pitch' spell mechanic. This mechanic allowed players to cast the spell without paying its mana cost by exiling another card of the same color from their hand, a strategic innovation that significantly increased the game's tempo and interaction depth during the mid-nineties.
The artwork for the original printing was provided by K. Michael Russell, who leaned into the dark, visceral aesthetic of the set's post-apocalyptic narrative. As part of the Mystery Booster 2 set, this card serves as a thematic throwback, curated by Wizards of the Coast to celebrate the history of the game's competitive formats and to showcase the evolution of card frames and power levels throughout the decades.
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