Discombobulate
Onslaught 79 • uncommon
- Set
- Onslaught
- Collector number
- 79
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Alex Horley-Orlandelli
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
Counter target spell. Look at the top four cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
"I said 'pick his brain,' not 'tear off his head.'"— Riptide Project researcher
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Discombobulate was released in the 2002 Magic: The Gathering set Onslaught, a release centered on the themes of tribal synergy and the morph mechanic. As a counterspell that also allows the player to manipulate the top of their library, it functioned as a utility card designed for control-oriented decks of the era. The name reflects the set’s chaotic, battle-heavy aesthetic, providing a thematic touch to the mechanical act of disrupting an opponent's strategy.
The card’s artwork was illustrated by Dave Dorman, a renowned fantasy and sci-fi artist perhaps best known for his work in the Star Wars universe. Dorman’s rendering uses high-contrast lighting and a surreal, fluid distortion effect to visually represent the concept of discombobulation. Upon its release, it was received as a standard, functional uncommon, often utilized by players who valued the card-selection benefit provided by the scry-adjacent ability to rearrange the top cards of a deck.
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About Discombobulate
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