Contaminated Bond

Contaminated Bond was originally printed in the Urza's Destiny expansion in 1999 and was later reprinted as card number 132 in the Tenth Edition core set, released in 2007. As a black enchantment, the card reflects the resource-heavy, punishing design philosophy common in early Magic: The Gathering sets, intended to provide players with a way to penalize opponents for using their own creature-based resources.

The art for the Tenth Edition version maintains the aesthetic shift of the modern card frame, which was introduced to improve readability and visual consistency across the game's evolving library. While the mechanics are straightforward, the card is frequently cited in the context of limited formats and casual play, where its ability to create a taxing board state makes it a memorable, if niche, example of the game's long-running mechanical history.