Corpse Explosion
Streets of New Capenna Promos 179s • rare
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna Promos
- Collector number
- 179s
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile a creature card from your graveyard.
Corpse Explosion deals damage equal to the exiled card's power to each creature and each planeswalker.
"Well, that's one way to scatter her ashes."— Calvey, funeral director
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Corpse Explosion was released as part of the Streets of New Capenna set in 2022, a Magic: The Gathering expansion centered on a noir-inspired, art deco metropolis ruled by warring demon-led crime families. The card appears in the promo set, which features alternate art and specific frame treatments designed to reflect the glamorous, gritty aesthetic of the plane. This iteration emphasizes the thematic connection between the city’s industrial underbelly and the dark magic practiced by the Grixis-aligned Maestros family.
The artwork for this specific card is credited to artist Joshua Raphael, who employed a sharp, stylistic approach to depict the visceral nature of the spell. The design process focused on translating the raw power of 'corpse-based' mechanics into a visual format that felt consistent with the high-society criminality of the set. It was received by players as a functional utility tool, particularly favored in Commander formats for its ability to clear the board while leveraging the graveyard-centric synergies prevalent in the Maestros faction.
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