Corrupt
The Brothers' War 88 • uncommon
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Collector number
- 88
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Julie Dillon
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Corrupt deals damage to any target equal to the number of Swamps you control. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Corrupt was originally introduced in the Urza's Saga expansion of 1998, designed as a black sorcery that scales in power based on the player's control of Swamps. Its inclusion in The Brothers' War as a retro-frame artifact card was part of a thematic callback to the history of Dominaria, specifically focusing on the catastrophic conflicts between the brothers Urza and Mishra. This particular version features an updated illustration while maintaining the mechanical essence of the card’s original design, which aimed to provide black decks with both a removal option and a way to regain life.
The art and design direction for The Brothers' War retro-frame cards were intended to evoke nostalgia for the early era of Magic: The Gathering. By utilizing a frame aesthetic reminiscent of the game's late 90s origins, Wizards of the Coast sought to bridge the gap between the game's modern mechanical complexity and its foundational lore. The card was received as a functional, flavor-rich inclusion for players interested in building decks centered around mono-black control strategies or those participating in limited environments where its life-draining capability could act as a swingy stabilizer.
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