Fall of the Gavel
Return to Ravnica 161 • uncommon
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 161
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue · White
- Artist
- Matt Stewart
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
Counter target spell. You gain 5 life.
"My ruling is final. Order is upheld. Justice is done."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Fall of the Gavel was released in 2012 as part of the Return to Ravnica expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set in the sprawling cityscape of Ravnica, the card depicts the Azorius Senate, a faction characterized by its bureaucratic structure and focus on law and order. Mechanically, the card serves as a counterspell that also grants life, reflecting the judicial theme of the Senate imposing their will upon the chaos of the battlefield.
The card was illustrated by Johannes Voss, who utilized the distinctive visual identity of the Azorius guild to emphasize a sense of imposing architectural scale and legal finality. The artwork features a stylized gavel poised to strike, mirroring the faction's reliance on rigid, systematic control. It was designed to provide players with a functional defensive tool within the Limited and Commander formats, fitting seamlessly into the control-oriented playstyles associated with the blue-white color identity.
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