Fastbond
Revised Edition 194 • rare
- Set
- Revised Edition
- Collector number
- 194
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Market price
- $25.70
What it does
You may play any number of lands on each of your turns.
Whenever you play a land, if it wasn't the first land you played this turn, this enchantment deals 1 damage to you.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyBanned
- VintageLegal
- CommanderBanned
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerBanned
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Where it came from
Fastbond was originally released in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as a high-risk, high-reward card that allowed players to play extra lands at the cost of life. The Revised Edition, released in 1994, featured the same iconic illustration by Christopher Rush, who utilized a bold, mystical style that became a hallmark of the game's early aesthetic. The card reflects the experimental design philosophy of early Magic, where powerful effects were often balanced by life-total costs.
The Revised Edition printing is characterized by its lighter print quality compared to earlier sets, a common trait of the era's mass-market distribution. While the mechanics of Fastbond led to its restriction or banning in various constructed tournament formats due to its potential for explosive, early-game mana acceleration, it remains a foundational piece for collectors of the game's early history and a classic example of Rush's influence on the visual identity of early collectible card gaming.
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