Infest
Archenemy 19 • uncommon
- Set
- Archenemy
- Collector number
- 19
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.
"This is why we don't go out in banewasp weather."— Rannon, Vithian holdout
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Infest was originally printed in the Urza's Destiny expansion in 1999, designed as a classic black sorcery that provides a small, scalable board wipe against low-toughness creatures. It reappeared in the 2010 Archenemy set, a supplemental product designed to facilitate a one-versus-many multiplayer format. This specific reprinting featured updated card frames and artwork intended to reinforce the dark, oppressive aesthetic associated with black mana in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse.
The Archenemy version of the card utilizes art by Greg Staples, who contributed extensively to the game's visuals during this era. Staples sought to capture the feeling of a creeping, lethal decay rather than a sudden explosion, aligning with the card's mechanical function of weakening a swarm of enemies. Within the context of the Archenemy product, the card served as a key utility tool for the powerful Archenemy player to manage the board state against their multiple opponents.
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