Fasting
The Dark 7 • uncommon
- Set
- The Dark
- Collector number
- 7
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $0.70
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a hunger counter on this enchantment. Then destroy this enchantment if it has five or more hunger counters on it.
If you would begin your draw step, you may skip that step instead. If you do, you gain 2 life.
When you draw a card, destroy this enchantment.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Fasting was released in 1994 as part of The Dark, the fourth expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to introduce darker, more atmospheric themes to the game's lore, focusing on the war-torn lands of Magic's multiverse. The card itself was created during a period when the game was rapidly expanding its mechanical complexity, often experimenting with niche enchantments that penalized or rewarded specific player behaviors.
The card’s artwork was illustrated by Anson Maddocks, one of the original artists who defined the visual identity of early Magic: The Gathering. Maddocks utilized a distinct, grim aesthetic that aligned with the set's thematic pivot toward macabre storytelling. While Fasting is widely regarded by collectors as a mechanically challenging card due to its restrictive upkeep costs, it remains a notable example of the experimental design philosophy prevalent in the mid-90s, when the game’s developers were still exploring the boundaries of white-aligned defensive magic.
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