Dispel
Return to Ravnica 36 • common
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 36
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Chase Stone
- Market price
- $0.37
What it does
Counter target instant spell.
"Civilization will subsume us unless we overwhelm it instead."— Speaker Zegana
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dispel was originally printed in the Worldwake expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 2010, designed as a focused common-rarity instant intended to serve as a specialized counterspell for the competitive landscape. Its inclusion in the Return to Ravnica set, released in 2012, maintained this role within the game's evolving mechanics, specifically targeting instant spells during a format where interactions between spells and creatures were central to the Izzet guild's identity.
The artwork for this particular printing was illustrated by Nils Hamm, whose atmospheric and ethereal style emphasizes the card's function of dissipating magical energy. Hamm's design reflects the chaotic, vibrant aesthetic of the Ravnica plane, aiming to visually represent the act of neutralizing a spell through the swirling, almost liquid visual effects characteristic of his work from that period. It was generally well-received by players for its utility in sideboard strategies against control-heavy decks.
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