Grixis Charm
Shards of Alara 171 • uncommon
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 171
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- blue mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Red · Blue
- Artist
- Lars Grant-West
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Choose one —
• Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
• Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.
• Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn.
"So many choices. Shall I choose loathing, hate, or malice today?"— Eliza of the Keep
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Grixis Charm was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion for Magic: The Gathering. It represents the Grixis shard, a nightmarish, mana-starved plane defined by death and decay. The card was designed as a versatile 'charm'—a cycle of multicolored instant spells intended to give players tactical flexibility by offering a choice of three distinct utility effects, reflecting the chaotic and necromantic nature of its home plane.
The card’s visual identity was brought to life by artist Chippy, whose work is highly regarded for its dark, gothic sensibilities. He depicted the essence of Grixis through a twisted, ethereal aesthetic that emphasizes the shard's bleak landscape and reliance on black, blue, and red mana. Upon release, the card was well-received by players for its efficiency and the strategic depth it added to three-color control decks during the block's competitive season.
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