Deny Reality
Alara Reborn 19 • common
- Set
- Alara Reborn
- Collector number
- 19
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Jean-Sébastien Rossbach
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
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
Deny Reality was released in 2009 as part of the Alara Reborn expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set marked the conclusion of the Shards of Alara block, which introduced a unique three-color faction system to the game. Designed as a cascade spell, the card was intended to capture the chaotic and metamorphic nature of the Maelstrom, the central thematic event where the fragmented shards of the plane of Alara were colliding into one another.
The card’s artwork was illustrated by Dave Kendall, whose dark, textured style was employed to evoke the visceral experience of a spell unraveling and consuming the fabric of reality. Mechanically, the card became a notable inclusion in competitive play, particularly within decks designed to exploit the cascade mechanic, which allowed players to cast additional spells for free. It was well-received by players for its ability to provide both defensive utility and a powerful proactive tempo advantage.
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