Increasing Confusion
Dark Ascension 41 • rare
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Collector number
- 41
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $0.78
What it does
Target player mills X cards. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, that player mills twice that many cards instead.
Flashback X mana blue mana (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
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
Increasing Confusion was released in February 2012 as part of the Dark Ascension expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a sorcery with the flashback mechanic, the card was designed to capitalize on the graveyard-centric themes prevalent in the Innistrad block, which drew heavy inspiration from classic gothic horror literature and cinema. Its function reflects the set's mechanical identity, emphasizing long-term resource management and the inevitable exhaustion of an opponent's deck.
The artwork was commissioned from Dan Murayama Scott, whose illustration depicts a fractured, surreal landscape of swirling shadows and psychic turmoil. The design captures the card's theme of psychological destabilization, aiming to visualize the chaotic nature of the mill strategy. Upon release, the card became a notable inclusion for Commander format players looking for effective self-mill or alternate win-condition strategies, earning recognition for its high-impact potential in multiplayer environments.
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