Downsize
Return to Ravnica 38 • common
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 38
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Ryan Pancoast
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
Target creature you don't control gets -4/-0 until end of turn.
Overload 2 generic mana blue mana (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Downsize was released in 2012 as part of the Return to Ravnica expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set marked a return to one of the game's most iconic settings, the world-spanning city-plane of Ravnica, which is governed by ten competing guilds. As a blue common card, Downsize was designed to reflect the manipulative and control-oriented nature of the Azorius Senate, a guild defined by its commitment to law and order through precise, often restrictive magic.
The card was illustrated by David Palumbo, whose work captures the aesthetic of the Azorius guild through cool, ethereal tones and architectural motifs. The card's function, which involves returning creatures to their owner's hand while potentially debuffing them, captures the essence of a tactical reset. Upon release, it became a functional, albeit niche, inclusion for players looking to stall opponents and manage the board state within the limited environment of the Ravnica block.
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