Cosmic Horror
Legends 92 • rare
- Set
- Legends
- Collector number
- 92
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jesper Myrfors
- Market price
- $13.33
What it does
First strike
At the beginning of your upkeep, destroy this creature unless you pay 3 generic mana black mana black mana black mana. If this creature is destroyed this way, it deals 7 damage to you.
"Then flashed the living lightning from her eyes,/ And screams of horror rend th' affrighted skies." —Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cosmic Horror was released as part of the Magic: The Gathering Legends expansion in June 1994. This set was notable for introducing multi-colored legendary creatures and advanced mechanics, significantly broadening the game's strategic complexity during its infancy. As a common card within this expansive set, it represented the darker, more abstract artistic direction favored by early Wizards of the Coast designers to evoke the lore of the multiverse.
The card's illustration was created by artist Anson Maddocks, who was instrumental in defining the visual language of early Magic sets. Maddocks utilized a distinct, grotesque style that emphasized the unsettling and otherworldly nature of the creature, aiming to capture a sense of primordial dread. While the card itself saw limited competitive play due to its high mana cost and aggressive drawback, it remains a recognized example of the eerie, high-fantasy aesthetic that characterized the mid-nineties card game boom.
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