Fear
Seventh Edition 135★ • common
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 135★
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Adam Rex
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters attached to that creature.)
Enchanted creature has fear. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
"Booga booga booga!"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Fear was originally printed in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield to introduce the concept of evasion into the black color pie. As a staple enchantment, it allows a creature to bypass blockers that are not black, embodying the set's focus on foundational mechanics. The version from Seventh Edition, released in 2001, marked a significant aesthetic shift as it was the first core set to feature card frames with a modernized, cleaner design intended to improve legibility for new players.
The artwork for this specific printing was created by artist Christopher Rush, a key figure in the game's early visual identity who was known for his evocative, high-contrast style. Rush’s illustration for Fear leans into the horror themes central to black magic, utilizing ominous, shadowed silhouettes to communicate the sense of psychological terror implied by the card's name. In the context of the Seventh Edition, this piece maintained the classic, unsettling tone that defined the game's formative years while transitioning into the new digital layout standards of the early 2000s.
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