Contamination
The List USG-123 • rare
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- USG-123
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Stephen Daniele
- Market price
- $12.17
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this enchantment unless you sacrifice a creature.
If a land is tapped for mana, it produces black mana instead of any other type and amount.
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
Contamination first appeared in the 1997 Urza's Saga expansion for Magic: The Gathering, reflecting the set's dark, industrial tone centered on the artificer Urza's desperate war against the Phyrexians. As a rare enchantment, it serves as a powerful resource-denial tool, forcing players to sacrifice creatures to maintain the card while fundamentally altering the game's mana landscape. It was designed to capture the suffocating, corruptive influence of Phyrexian technology as it spread across the plane of Dominaria.
The evocative artwork by Stephen Daniele depicts a twisted, biomechanical landscape, capturing the grotesque aesthetic of the Phyrexians. Daniele, a longtime contributor to the game, aimed to illustrate the invasive nature of the contamination with biological horror. Upon its release, the card gained a reputation among competitive players for its brutal efficiency, eventually finding a home in 'The List'—a curated selection of reprints—where it continues to be recognized for its strategic impact on various formats.
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