False Demise
Mercadian Masques 80 • uncommon
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 80
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Pat Lewis
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
Enchant creature
When enchanted creature dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control.
"Go down there and fish him out. Maybe his hide will fetch a price."
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
False Demise was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to shift the game's aesthetic away from the high-fantasy tropes of the previous block, opting instead for a bustling, trade-focused urban setting inspired by the plane of Mercadia. This card specifically reflects the set's emphasis on complex board interactions and temporary control effects, capturing a moment of calculated treachery within the game's evolving mechanics.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Greg Staples, who was tasked with conveying the dark, transformative nature of the effect. Staples utilized a somber color palette and distorted imagery to emphasize the card's function of bringing a creature back under a different controller's influence. Upon release, the design was noted for its utility in limited formats and its ability to act as both a deterrent and a strategic pivot during gameplay, fitting seamlessly into the strategic depth requested by the Wizards of the Coast design team for that era.
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