Contaminated Bond
Ninth Edition 120★ • common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 120★
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Thomas M. Baxa
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters attached to that creature.)
Whenever enchanted creature attacks or blocks, its controller loses 3 life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Contaminated Bond was released in 2005 as part of the Ninth Edition core set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Core sets of this era served as a gateway for new players, featuring a mix of reprints from previous expansions to maintain a stable environment. The card originally debuted in the Urza's Destiny expansion, designed to function as an enchantment that penalizes the opponent for activating specific card abilities, reflecting the set's broader mechanical focus on resource management and disruptive play.
The artwork was provided by Thomas M. Baxa, a veteran illustrator known for his macabre and gothic aesthetic which frequently appeared on cards throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. Baxa's illustration depicts the card's theme of spiritual and physical tethering through dark, visceral imagery, aligning with the ominous tone intended for black-aligned enchantment cards. Upon its inclusion in Ninth Edition, it remained a common card, valued by players for its niche utility in limited draft formats rather than as a centerpiece of competitive constructed play.
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