Cower in Fear
The List MM3-62 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- MM3-62
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Nils Hamm
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
Creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn.
"You will fully understand fear when you discover it is the final thing you put your faith in."— Nicol Bolas
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cower in Fear was originally printed as a common card in the Magic: The Gathering expansion Avacyn Restored, released in 2012. The card reflects the set's central thematic focus on the struggle between the protective archangel Avacyn and the malevolent forces of the plane of Innistrad. As a black-aligned spell, it represents the influence of darkness and psychological dread, designed to mechanically weaken creatures by giving them -1/-1 until the end of the turn.
The card features artwork by Christopher Moeller, who captured the gothic horror aesthetic characteristic of the Innistrad setting. Illustrating a dark, spectral figure looming over panicked villagers, Moeller emphasized the mood of helplessness central to the card's namesake. While not a centerpiece of competitive play, the card is recognized within 'The List'—a curated selection of cards from Magic's history included in modern booster packs—to introduce newer players to the classic flavor and mechanical depth of the game's earlier sets.
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