Impatience
Seventh Edition 197★ • rare
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 197★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Kunio Hagio
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
At the beginning of each player's end step, if that player didn't cast a spell this turn, this enchantment deals 2 damage to that player.
"I'm going to count to three. Three."
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
Impatience was first printed in the Weatherlight expansion in 1997, designed as part of a cycle of cards that utilized the new discard mechanic. The card was created during a period when Magic: The Gathering was experimenting with more aggressive, top-down designs that punished players for failing to play their cards efficiently. It reflects the era's focus on complex board states and resource management, aiming to turn a player's hand size into a recurring source of damage.
The Seventh Edition printing, marked with collector number 197★, featured art by Mark Poole. As part of the first core set to incorporate a card face update, the Seventh Edition version was designed to modernize the card's readability for a new generation of players. It was received as a niche utility card, often utilized in casual red-burn decks where the objective was to maintain pressure on the opponent by forcing them to deploy their resources rapidly or face incremental life loss.
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