Gloom
Limited Edition Alpha 110 • uncommon
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 110
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- $448.00
What it does
White spells cost 3 generic mana more to cast.
Activated abilities of white enchantments cost 3 generic mana more to activate.
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
Gloom first appeared in the Limited Edition Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering, released by Wizards of the Coast in 1993. As part of the game's original core release, it was designed by Richard Garfield to introduce mechanics surrounding global enchantments that punish players for casting specific types of spells. The card occupies a unique space in early game history, reflecting the experimental and sometimes punishing design philosophy of the game's infancy.
The artwork for the Alpha version of Gloom was illustrated by Dameon Willich. Willich’s contribution to the early sets is characterized by a dark, surreal, and often gritty aesthetic that helped establish the somber tone of the original Magic multiverse. Upon release, the card was received as a niche tactical choice, prized more for its atmospheric contribution to the game's lore than for its competitive efficiency, eventually becoming a representative artifact of the set's inaugural artistic identity.
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