Dehydration

Dehydration is a blue enchantment card that first appeared in the Ice Age set in 1995, later being reprinted as part of the Ninth Edition core set in 2005. As a core set card, it served as a functional reprint designed to provide players with a straightforward, recurring method of creature removal within the blue color pie. It represents a classic utility spell intended to help players manage the board state by tapping a creature and preventing it from untapping, effectively neutralizing an opponent's threat for a persistent duration.

The Ninth Edition artwork for Dehydration was illustrated by Kev Walker, a prolific and highly recognizable artist in the Magic: The Gathering community. Walker's aesthetic for this iteration leans into a stylized, visceral depiction of the card's effect, focusing on the atmospheric transformation of the subject. While the card is a common-rarity utility piece, it remains a notable example of how core sets maintained mechanical consistency while updating the visual language of the game through recurring commissions from established fantasy illustrators.