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Magic: The Gathering

Fog

Archenemy 56 • common

Set
Archenemy
Collector number
56
Rarity
Common
Mana cost
green mana
Type
Instant
Colors
Green
Artist
John Avon
Market price
$1.34
$1.34est. via TCGplayer
104,743cards tracked
24other printings of this card
Card face

What it does

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

"I fear no army or beast, but only the morning fog. Our assault can survive everything else."Lord Hilneth
Formats

Where you can play it

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerLegal
  • ModernLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • PauperLegal
  • BrawlLegal
  • HistoricLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • Penny DreadfulNot legal
  • OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

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Fog was originally released as a common card in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield to introduce the concept of combat damage prevention. As a foundational piece of green magic, the card was intended to provide a defensive stalling mechanism, forcing players to account for the unexpected mitigation of an entire attack phase. Its inclusion in the Archenemy release in 2010 allowed for its use in the specialized, asymmetric 'Archenemy' game mode where a single powerful player faces off against a team, making the card a tactical tool for surviving coordinated assaults.

The art for the Archenemy version features the classic illustration by Quinton Hoover, known for his distinct, flowing lines and fantasy-classical aesthetic. His work on Fog has become iconic within the game's history, visually representing the literal obscuration of the battlefield. The card is highly regarded by players for its elegant simplicity and the psychological pressure it exerts on opponents, who must choose whether to commit their forces to an attack that might result in no damage being dealt at all.

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