Gratuitous Violence
Bloomburrow Commander 197 • rare
- Set
- Bloomburrow Commander
- Collector number
- 197
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Market price
- $1.24
What it does
If a creature you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage instead.
Only the Cabal could make a fight to the death more deadly.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Gratuitous Violence was included in the Bloomburrow Commander release in 2024, functioning as a reprint of a card originally introduced in the 2008 set Eventide. The card is a red enchantment that serves as a powerful damage-doubling effect, designed to amplify the aggressive strategies common in the Commander format. It emerged from a set themed around anthropomorphic woodland creatures, shifting the visual style of the classic card to fit the whimsical yet tactical aesthetic of the plane of Bloomburrow.
The artwork for this specific version was crafted to align with the storybook-inspired visual language of the Bloomburrow expansion. While the core mechanical identity remains consistent with its original release, the illustration reflects the set's unique artistic direction, emphasizing thematic integration over the high-fantasy style of previous iterations. It was received by players as a functional and flavorful inclusion for decks focusing on combat damage and direct aggression.
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