Dissipate
World Championship Decks 1997 pm61sb • uncommon
- Set
- World Championship Decks 1997
- Collector number
- pm61sb
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Richard Kane Ferguson
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
"If you weren't born with it, you don't need it."— Grahilah, former trader of Amiqat
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dissipate was originally introduced in the Mirage expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 1996, serving as a powerful counterspell that exiles the countered card rather than placing it in the graveyard. This particular version hails from the 1997 World Championship Decks, a product line released by Wizards of the Coast to commemorate the top decks from the previous year's championship tournament. These decks were printed with distinctive gold borders and non-standard card backs to ensure they remained ineligible for use in sanctioned tournament play.
The artwork for this iteration was created by Richard Kane Ferguson, a prolific contributor to the game known for his vibrant, impressionistic style that often features swirling, dreamlike aesthetics. His design for Dissipate emphasizes the ethereal nature of the spell, moving away from traditional mechanical depictions of countermagic. Within the competitive community, the card is remembered for its strategic utility, as the exile clause provided a vital answer to graveyard-reliant archetypes that dominated the mid-nineties meta.
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