Infectious Horror
Archenemy 18 • common
- Set
- Archenemy
- Collector number
- 18
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent loses 2 life.
Not once in the history of Grixis has anyone died of old age.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Infectious Horror was released in 2010 as part of the Archenemy expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set introduced a unique variant of play where one player assumes the role of a powerful antagonist facing a team of others, using a supplemental deck of oversized scheme cards. The card itself was designed to support the set's multiplayer-focused environment, functioning as a mid-range creature that provides consistent life-drain effects to keep the game balanced as the archenemy faces multiple opponents simultaneously.
The art was commissioned from illustrator Lucas Graciano, who focused on a dark, visceral aesthetic to convey the card's theme of biological decay. His depiction of the creature emphasizes a grotesque, skeletal form that aligns with the grim tone of the Grixis-aligned cards in the set. Upon its release, it was noted by players for its efficiency in multiplayer formats, serving as a reliable utility card rather than a centerpiece, and remains a recognizable specimen of the Archenemy product line's distinctive visual style.
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