Dystopia
World Championship Decks 1997 js47sb • rare
- Set
- World Championship Decks 1997
- Collector number
- js47sb
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Ruth Thompson
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
Cumulative upkeep—Pay 1 life. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a green or white permanent of their choice.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Dystopia card featured in the 1997 World Championship Decks was part of a special release designed to replicate the exact card lists used by the top eight finalists of the 1997 Magic: The Gathering World Championship. These decks were printed with a distinct gold-bordered back and silver-stamped signatures, distinguishing them from standard tournament-legal cards and serving as both a memento of the competitive meta and a way for players to experience high-level deck construction.
The card itself, an enchantment originally printed in the Visions expansion, was designed by Wizards of the Coast staff to provide players with a powerful black and white hate card that punished opponents playing green or white permanents. Its inclusion in the 1997 World Championship decks reflects the card's prominence in the sideboards of professional players during that era, illustrating the high-stakes tactical evolution of the game during its early years of international organized play.
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