Crippling Fear
Starter Commander Decks 72 • rare
- Set
- Starter Commander Decks
- Collector number
- 72
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Néstor Ossandón Leal
- Market price
- $0.37
What it does
Choose a creature type. Creatures that aren't of the chosen type get -3/-3 until end of turn.
Panic spread like wildfire as the demons of Immersturm poured into Bretagard, slaughtering as they came.
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
Crippling Fear was originally released as part of the Kaldheim set in 2021 before being included as collector number 72 in the Starter Commander Decks. The card draws heavily from the set's Norse-inspired aesthetic, reflecting the harsh, unforgiving nature of the plane's mythological landscape. It serves as a tribal-themed board wipe, mechanically designed to punish decks that rely on a single creature type while representing the overwhelming psychological burden often found in high-fantasy storytelling.
The artwork, illustrated by Wisnu Tan, captures a moment of intense visceral dread through a dark, atmospheric color palette and sharp, jagged linework. In the context of Commander gameplay, the card was received as a functional and strategic utility piece, particularly valued by players utilizing tribal synergies. It is recognized for its thematic consistency, effectively translating the abstract concept of fear into a mechanical force that thins the board based on the dominant creature type.
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