Displacement Wave
Magic Origins 55 • rare
- Set
- Magic Origins
- Collector number
- 55
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Seb McKinnon
- Market price
- $0.49
What it does
Return all nonland permanents with mana value X or less to their owners' hands.
The sea respects no boundaries, least of all the coast.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Displacement Wave was released in 2015 as part of the Magic Origins set for the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering. This set was designed to explore the origin stories and character arcs of five iconic Planeswalkers, marking a transitional period in the game's narrative structure. The card itself was developed as a blue-aligned sorcery meant to provide board control by returning low-cost permanents to their owners' hands, reflecting the fluid and disruptive nature of water-based magic within the game's color pie.
The artwork for Displacement Wave was illustrated by James Paick, who focused on capturing the visual essence of a rising tide of energy. In the context of the game's competitive play, the card was viewed by the community as a strategic tool for tempo decks, appreciated for its scalability. Its design reflects the broader aesthetic direction of the Origins set, which sought to balance thematic storytelling with mechanical utility for both casual and tournament players.
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