Glimpse the Unthinkable
Ravnica: City of Guilds 208 • rare
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 208
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Brandon Kitkouski
- Market price
- $3.73
What it does
Target player mills ten cards.
"I am confident that if anyone actually penetrates our facades, even the most perceptive would still be fundamentally unprepared for the truth of House Dimir."— Szadek
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Glimpse the Unthinkable was released in 2005 as part of the Ravnica: City of Guilds expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set introduced the concept of two-color guild mechanics to the game's lore. The card is a signature piece of Dimir guild design, focusing on the mechanic of milling, or forcing an opponent to discard the top ten cards of their library, which serves as a thematic representation of the Dimir guild's clandestine and psychological warfare.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Puddnhead, who utilized a distinct digital style to depict the psychic shattering of a mind. The design aimed to visually capture the feeling of mental erosion and vulnerability. Upon its release, the card gained significant attention within the competitive community for its extreme efficiency as a mill spell, establishing itself as a foundational card for strategy-heavy blue-black decks that sought to disrupt an opponent's resources through unconventional win conditions.
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