Grim Affliction
The List MM2-84 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- MM2-84
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Erica Yang
- Market price
- $0.53
What it does
Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature, then proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Even the small wounds let hope bleed out.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Grim Affliction was originally released in the 2011 set New Phyrexia as part of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by Wizards of the Coast, the card reflects the set’s central theme of the Phyrexians, a race of biomechanical horrors obsessed with the perfection of all living things through corruption and alteration. The card’s mechanics, which involve placing -1/-1 counters and proliferating them, were specifically crafted to mirror the relentless and encroaching nature of the Phyrexian plague as it spread across the game's fictional multiverse.
The version from 'The List' is a re-release of the original design, curated by Wizards of the Coast to be included in booster packs as a way of showcasing historical cards to contemporary players. The card features art by Igor Kieryluk, whose work on the set captures the gruesome, clinical aesthetic of New Phyrexia's transformation process. Within the broader context of Magic: The Gathering, Grim Affliction is categorized as an uncommon utility spell, valued by players for its ability to interact with the game's counters-based strategies rather than for its secondary market rarity.
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