Encounter the Unknown
Star Trek 515 • rare
- Set
- Star Trek
- Collector number
- 515
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Eugene Maslovski
- Finish
- Surge
What it does
Choose one —
• Come in Peace — Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.
• Shoot to Kill — Encounter the Unknown deals 2 damage to each creature and each player.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Encounter the Unknown was released as part of the Star Trek Customizable Card Game, published by Decipher, Inc. in the mid-1990s. The card served as a mission card within the Premiere set, which was designed to translate the vast lore of the Star Trek television franchise into a strategic, tabletop format. It was created to provide players with an objective that reflected the exploratory and often precarious nature of Starfleet's primary mandate.
The visual design and mechanics of the card were crafted to evoke the feeling of early episodes from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The art features iconic imagery consistent with the series' aesthetic, aiming to immerse players in the narrative tension of discovering anomalies in deep space. Upon release, the set was well-received by fans of the series and card game enthusiasts, establishing a robust foundation for the game's long-running expansion cycle.
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