Forsaken Wastes
Mirage 125 • rare
- Set
- Mirage
- Collector number
- 125
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Market price
- $14.45
What it does
Players can't gain life.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player loses 1 life.
Whenever this enchantment becomes the target of a spell, that spell's controller loses 5 life.
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
Forsaken Wastes was released in 1996 as part of the Mirage expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, Mirage served as the first set designed as a standalone draftable environment, marking a shift in the game's structural philosophy. The set drew heavily on African-inspired aesthetics and environmental themes, moving away from the high-fantasy tropes that defined earlier releases.
The card was illustrated by Donato Giancola, a prominent fantasy artist known for his painterly, atmospheric style. Giancola was commissioned to capture the desolate, barren landscape associated with the card's function, utilizing a muted palette to evoke a sense of decay and isolation. Upon its release, the card was viewed as a situational utility piece, appreciated by players for its subtle mechanical role within the context of the set's unique land-based mechanics.
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