Ertai's Meddling
Tempest 61 • rare
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 61
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Steve Luke
- Market price
- $1.43
What it does
X can't be 0.
Target spell's controller exiles it with X delay counters on it.
At the beginning of each of that player's upkeeps, if that card is exiled, remove a delay counter from it. If the card has no delay counters on it, the player puts it onto the stack as a copy of the original spell.
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
Ertai's Meddling was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set is widely regarded by players and collectors as a high point in the game's design history, introducing mechanics that emphasized interaction and strategic depth. This card was designed to represent the disruptive magical abilities of Ertai, a central character in the game's unfolding narrative at the time, who served as the ship's wizard aboard the Weatherlight.
The card was illustrated by Donato Giancola, a prominent fantasy artist whose work became a cornerstone of the game's aesthetic during the late 1990s. Giancola focused on capturing the essence of time manipulation and arcane interference, creating a visual that balanced the urgency of a magical skirmish with the calculated precision of a wizard. Upon release, the card gained interest for its unique ability to delay spells, solidifying its place in the history of blue-aligned control decks.
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