Forcefield
Limited Edition Alpha 243 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 243
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- €1,505.92
What it does
1 generic mana: The next time an unblocked creature of your choice would deal combat damage to you this turn, prevent all but 1 of that damage.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Forcefield was released in 1993 as part of the Limited Edition Alpha set, the inaugural printing of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast, the card was designed to introduce tactical defensive layers to the game's early mechanics, allowing players to pay mana to reduce incoming damage from creatures.
The artwork for the card was illustrated by Quinton Hoover, a foundational artist for the early game whose distinct, flowing style became iconic during the first years of Magic. The card was received as a versatile defensive tool in early deck archetypes, valued for its ability to stabilize a player's position against aggressive strategies during the game's experimental formative period.
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