Guidance Failure
Star Trek 60 • common
- Set
- Star Trek
- Collector number
- 60
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- David Álvarez
What it does
This spell costs 1 generic mana less to cast if it targets an attacking creature.
Target creature or Spacecraft's owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.
The ionized gasses of the Mutara Nebula wreaked havoc with sensors and shielding.
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
Guidance Failure is a common card from the Star Trek Customizable Card Game (CCG) Premiere set, released by Decipher, Inc. in 1994. The game was designed to capitalize on the immense popularity of The Next Generation, aiming to immerse players in the tactical and diplomatic challenges depicted on screen. This specific card serves as an interrupt, designed to represent the unpredictable technological or navigational errors common to starship operations within the series' lore.
The card features imagery and mechanics consistent with the early 90s era of trading card games, utilizing stills from the television production to evoke a sense of authenticity. It was illustrated with a focus on functional gameplay, meant to disrupt an opponent's mission attempt. While the card is not considered a high-value rarity, it remains a nostalgic piece for those who participated in the organized play events that Decipher facilitated throughout the mid-to-late 1990s.
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