Force of Despair
Secret Lair Drop 1936 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 1936
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Tyler Walpole
- Market price
- $12.49
What it does
If it's not your turn, you may exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Destroy all creatures that entered this turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Force of Despair originated as a rare card in the Modern Horizons set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, designed to provide players with a powerful tool for countering strategies that rely on summoning multiple creatures at once. It fits into the black color identity of the game, embodying themes of sacrifice and removal. The card serves as a high-impact disruption piece, intended to punish opponents for overextending their board state during a turn.
This specific iteration of the card was released as part of a Secret Lair drop, a specialized series featuring unique artistic treatments aimed at collectors and enthusiasts. The design process for these drops often involves collaborating with guest artists to reinterpret existing cards through distinct stylistic lenses, moving away from standard fantasy tropes to create pieces that function as both gameplay components and standalone illustrations.
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