Erosion
The Dark 26 • common
- Set
- The Dark
- Collector number
- 26
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
Enchant land
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted land's controller, destroy that land unless that player pays 1 generic mana or 1 life.
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
Erosion was released in 1994 as part of The Dark, the fourth expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to evoke a darker, more gothic aesthetic than the core game, reflecting the atmospheric shift in the game's early narrative evolution. The expansion introduced various mechanics themed around sacrifice and decay, contributing to the game's growing complexity during its second year of production.
The card features artwork by Susan Van Camp, who was a frequent contributor to the game's early sets. Her illustration captures the theme of gradual destruction through organic, surreal imagery that aligns with the set's focus on environmental and magical rot. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche enchantment, often discussed by players for its unconventional method of penalizing players who relied heavily on artifacts or specific deck strategies common in the mid-1990s meta.
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