Desperate Charge
Portal Three Kingdoms 74 • uncommon
- Set
- Portal Three Kingdoms
- Collector number
- 74
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Chen Weidong
- Market price
- $13.25
What it does
Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn.
"Lieutenants dishonored, corpses carted home; The general raises troops again to take revenge."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Desperate Charge was released in 1999 as part of the Portal Three Kingdoms expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed specifically for the Asian market, drawing heavy inspiration from the 14th-century Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It was created to provide a simplified, beginner-friendly entry point into the game, featuring streamlined mechanics that removed complex stack interactions in favor of a more direct combat experience.
The card illustration was produced during a period when Wizards of the Coast utilized a mix of Western and Asian artists to capture the period-accurate aesthetic of the Three Kingdoms era. The artwork for this card seeks to depict the chaos and high-stakes intensity of a battlefield charge. Upon release, the set was initially limited in distribution, which contributed to its later status as a sought-after rarity among collectors once its cards became legal in broader formats.
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