Fateful Tempest
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander 79 • rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
- Collector number
- 79
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Jabari Weathers
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
Council's dilemma — Starting with you, each player votes for past or present. You mill a card for each past vote, then Fateful Tempest deals damage to each opponent equal to the total mana value of cards milled this way. Exile the top card of your library for each present vote. Until the end of your next turn, you may play the exiled cards.
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
Fateful Tempest was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages Commander set. The card was designed to support the Prisms of Power deck, drawing inspiration from the academic and magically charged atmosphere of Strixhaven University, the premier school for magic in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. It functions as a powerful board wipe specifically tuned for Commander, rewarding players for having a diverse array of colors in their deck.
The artwork was commissioned from Jabari Weathers, a concept artist and illustrator known for their evocative and atmospheric fantasy work. Weathers utilized a striking color palette to capture the chaotic, elemental nature of a magical storm sweeping through the library-filled campus. The piece was well-received for its dynamic composition and its clear visual communication of the card’s destructive, multi-colored effect, helping to solidify the identity of the Silverquill and Prismari-leaning themes within the set.
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