Evacuation
Ninth Edition 75 • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 75
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Rob Alexander
- Market price
- $0.90
What it does
Return all creatures to their owners' hands.
Which is more unsettling: the roar of battle or the silence that follows?
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Evacuation was first introduced in the Urza's Destiny expansion in 1999, designed as a powerful blue control spell that returns all creatures to their owners' hands. Its inclusion in the Ninth Edition core set, released in 2005, marked a period where Wizards of the Coast sought to provide players with stable, classic effects that could reset a volatile board state, reinforcing the strategic identity of blue as a color that prioritizes tempo and manipulation over permanent board presence.
The Ninth Edition illustration was crafted by Rob Alexander, a prolific artist known for his atmospheric landscapes and foundational work on early Magic: The Gathering card art. Alexander chose to depict the spell’s effect through a sweeping, cinematic perspective of a coastal fortification being overwhelmed by rising waters, a visual metaphor that aligns with the card’s mechanical function of clearing the battlefield. The piece was well-received for its clean composition and ability to convey the scale of a total board wipe without relying on cluttered character design.
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