Famine
Commander 2013 77 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2013
- Collector number
- 77
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Karla Ortiz
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Famine deals 3 damage to each creature and each player.
"Better to starve to death than be bored to death."— Liliana Vess
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Famine first appeared as a rare card in the Stronghold expansion in 1998, but this specific iteration was released in 2013 as part of the Commander 2013 'Power Hungry' preconstructed deck. The card is a black sorcery that deals damage to each creature and player without flying, reflecting the harsh and indiscriminate nature of starvation within the game's mechanics. Its inclusion in the Commander product line was intended to provide players with a repeatable board-wipe effect, catering to the multiplayer format's need for versatile, large-scale utility spells.
The artwork for this particular printing was illustrated by the artist Eric Deschamps. Tasked with visualizing a concept of global desolation, Deschamps utilized a somber, muted color palette to emphasize the bleak atmosphere of a dying land. Upon its release, the card was well-received by fans of the Commander format for its thematic resonance and its mechanical utility in black-aligned decks, maintaining its status as a staple piece of board control that fits perfectly within the darker aesthetic of the Magic: The Gathering multiverse.
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