Dry Spell
Homelands 46b • common
- Set
- Homelands
- Collector number
- 46b
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Brian Snõddy
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Dry Spell deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
"My soul thirsts for Serra's salvation, as does my body for life's breath."— Ihsan's Shade
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dry Spell was released in October 1995 as part of the Homelands expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to explore the folklore and history of the plane of Ulgrotha, focusing on a dark, Gothic horror aesthetic that distinguished it from the high-fantasy themes prevalent in earlier releases. The card depicts a localized environmental decay, fitting into the set's broader narrative of a dying, plague-ridden world.
The artwork for this version was illustrated by Quinton Hoover, a prolific artist known for his distinctively lush and emotive style during the game's early years. Hoover sought to translate the mechanical concept of board-wide creature attrition into a haunting visual of withered flora, reinforcing the bleak tone that Wizards of the Coast aimed to establish for the Homelands storyline. Upon release, the card received mixed reactions from the player base, largely reflecting the general disappointment regarding the set's overall power level and mechanical cohesion at the time.
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