Fear
Ninth Edition 129★ • common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 129★
- 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.)
"Don't fear the darkness. Fear what it hides."— Remin, venerable monk
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 as a foundational black-aligned spell. As a core component of the early game, the card mechanically represents the concept of supernatural terror by granting a creature the ability to evade non-black blockers. Its presence in the Ninth Edition base set served to maintain this mechanical identity for newer players, reflecting the game's long-standing effort to preserve classic, intuitive gameplay elements.
The Ninth Edition illustration for Fear was provided by the artist Christopher Rush. Known for his iconic work on early Magic sets, Rush aimed to capture a visceral sense of dread through dark, atmospheric imagery that aligned with the grim aesthetic of black-mana cards. While the card is a standard common rarity, it is historically significant for its consistent role as a teaching tool for the 'evasion' keyword throughout the game's first decade.
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