Excommunicate
Magic 2010 10 • common
- Set
- Magic 2010
- Collector number
- 10
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Matt Stewart
- Market price
- $0.02
What it does
Put target creature on top of its owner's library.
"Our law prohibits capital punishment. We believe even the gravest offenders have the chance to redeem themselves."— Torian Sha, soul warden
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Excommunicate was introduced in the Magic 2010 core set, released in July 2009. This set marked a significant shift in Magic: The Gathering history by moving away from strictly reprint-based core sets to include new designs, establishing a more cohesive narrative and mechanical identity for the base game. The card serves as a common-rarity white spell designed to provide a tactical tempo play, forcing an opponent to place a creature from the battlefield back on top of their library.
The artwork for this iteration was illustrated by Greg Staples, who captured the atmospheric, high-fantasy tone characteristic of the M10 era. Staples employed a dramatic composition focusing on the weight of religious authority, aligning with the card's mechanical intent to remove a threat from the board. Upon its debut, it was recognized by players as a functional utility card, often used in limited formats to disrupt an opponent's curve by stalling their progress with a re-drawn threat.
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