Geistlight Snare
Innistrad: Crimson Vow 405 • uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Collector number
- 405
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Anato Finnstark
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
This spell costs 1 generic mana less to cast if you control a Spirit. It also costs 1 generic mana less to cast if you control an enchantment.
Counter target spell unless its controller pays 3 generic mana.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Geistlight Snare was introduced in the 2021 Magic: The Gathering set Innistrad: Crimson Vow. The card serves as a thematic continuation of the gothic horror aesthetic that defines the Innistrad plane, representing the volatile, spectral magic used by the residents of the setting to trap restless spirits. As a functional reprint of countermagic mechanics, it was designed to provide blue-aligned decks with a scaling tempo tool that rewards players for committing permanents to the battlefield.
The artwork, illustrated by Magali Villeneuve, captures the eerie and ornate atmosphere synonymous with the Crimson Vow expansion, which focuses on a vampire wedding. Villeneuve’s design emphasizes the bioluminescent, ghostly energy of the snare, contrasting sharp, ethereal light against the shadowy, architectural backdrop of the Innistrad environment. Upon its release, the card was received as a versatile inclusion for limited play formats, noted for its efficiency in decks that can consistently maintain a presence on the board.
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