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
- Market price
- $0.11
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 released in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield to be a foundational piece of the black color identity. The card functions as an evasion mechanic, allowing a creature to bypass blockers that lack the same color alignment. By the time it reached the Seventh Edition in 2002, the card had become a staple of core set gameplay, representing the game's long-term commitment to color-pie mechanics that reward thematic deck building.
The artwork for the Seventh Edition printing of Fear was created by artist Christopher Rush, one of the most prolific and recognizable contributors to the game's early visual language. Rush employed his signature high-contrast, dramatic style to evoke a sense of visceral dread, moving away from more abstract depictions seen in previous iterations. His work during this era was widely praised by players for its ability to distill complex mechanical interactions into evocative, singular images.
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