Grip of Chaos
Scourge 98 • rare
- Set
- Scourge
- Collector number
- 98
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $4.58
What it does
Whenever a spell or ability is put onto the stack, if it has a single target, reselect its target at random. (Select from among all legal targets.)
When the world is consumed by chaos, the skilled and the foolish are on equal footing.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Grip of Chaos was released in 2003 as part of the Scourge expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed as a rare red enchantment intended to introduce high-variance, chaotic interactions to the battlefield. By forcing players to randomize the targets of spells and abilities, the card reflects the set's thematic focus on the unstable and unpredictable nature of magic within the storyline’s transition into the final chapter of the Onslaught block.
The artwork was created by illustrator Matt Cavotta, who utilized a distinctively expressive and slightly surreal style to visualize the mechanical effect of the card. The illustration depicts a roiling, unstable magical vortex that embodies the card's function of turning deliberate strategy into happenstance. Upon its release, it was recognized primarily as a 'fun' or 'casual' card, valued more for the unpredictable play experiences it facilitates in multiplayer formats than for competitive tournament play.
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