Embargo
Mercadian Masques 77 • rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 77
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Nelson DeCastro
- Market price
- $0.99
What it does
Nonland permanents don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 2 life.
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
Embargo was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set introduced the plane of Mercadia, a world defined by a bustling, trade-focused city-state, and the card's mechanics reflect the set's thematic preoccupation with resource management and economic restriction, aiming to slow down the game's pace by taxing the deployment of permanents.
The card’s illustration was provided by artist Nelson DeCastro, whose work for the set leaned into the high-fantasy aesthetic of the era. DeCastro focused on a visual interpretation of bureaucratic obstruction, using stark imagery to represent the card’s ability to lock down the board. Upon release, it was regarded as a niche utility piece, often discussed for its potential to stall aggressive decks in structured formats.
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