Contaminated Bond
Mirrodin 61 • common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 61
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Thomas M. Baxa
- Market price
- $0.11
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.
This leash disciplines the master.
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 2003 as part of the Mirrodin expansion, a set designed to explore an artificial metallic plane. The card reflects the set’s central mechanical theme of artifacts, utilizing the Aura subtype to penalize the enchanted creature's controller. Its design emphasizes the expansion's focus on the tension between organic life and the pervasive, infectious nature of the plane's metal-based ecosystem.
The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, whose work contributed to the distinct, industrial aesthetic of Mirrodin. In the context of gameplay, the card served as a tool for taxing an opponent's resources, forcing players to pay life to activate their creatures. It is remembered by players as a niche utility card that captured the oppressive atmosphere of the set's setting through both its visual art and its punishing mechanical effect.
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