Contempt
Stronghold 27 • common
- Set
- Stronghold
- Collector number
- 27
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Val Mayerik
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Enchant creature
When enchanted creature attacks, return it and this Aura to their owners' hands at end of combat.
"Predictable little man. In all these years you taught me so much yet learned so little."— Volrath, to Starke
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Contempt was released as part of the Stronghold expansion for Magic: The Gathering in 1998. As a black-aligned sorcery, it was designed during a period of the game’s history where designers were experimenting with mechanics that punished players for specific board states or creature types. It reflects the darker, tactical aesthetic that defined the Stronghold set, which focused heavily on the conflict between the Weatherlight crew and the Phyrexians.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Christopher Rush, a legendary figure in the early development of the game. His work on this card leans into the grim, high-fantasy tone prevalent in the late nineties, utilizing deep shadows and an austere composition to convey the theme of magical inhibition. While not a staple of competitive play, the card remains a recognizable relic from this specific era of the game’s expansion cycle.
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