Granny's Payback
Unhinged 99 • uncommon
- Set
- Unhinged
- Collector number
- 99
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 7 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Joel Thomas
- Market price
- $0.32
What it does
You gain life equal to your age.
R&D Comments BB 10/10: Why does a life-gaining card show an old lady killing people? MR (10/10/03): We'll fix it in the flavor text.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Released in 2004 as part of the Unhinged set, Granny's Payback represents the second silver-bordered Magic: The Gathering expansion designed for comedic effect. The set was created to explore non-traditional mechanics and humorous card interactions that would not be permitted in standard tournament play, providing a lighthearted break from the game's more serious lore and competitive structures.
The card was illustrated by Joel Thomas, who utilized a whimsical, cartoonish style to capture the card's theme of elderly retribution. The design intentionally plays on classic archetypes of the 'little old lady' with a hidden aggressive streak, a recurring trope in the humorous tone of the Unhinged set. Upon its release, the card was received primarily as a novelty piece for casual kitchen-table play, valued more for its thematic absurdity than for any impact on gameplay mechanics.
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