Infest
Shards of Alara 80 • uncommon
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 80
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
- Market price
- $0.12
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 released in the Shards of Alara set in 2008 as part of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set introduced the concept of the 'shard'—five distinct worlds, each defined by three allied colors of mana. Infest originated as a functional reprint of a classic black board wipe, intended to provide players with a strategic tool to manage creature-heavy board states by imposing a universal -2/-2 penalty on all creatures currently in play.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Jaime Jones, who captured the grim, necrotic aesthetic central to the black-aligned magic of the Alara setting. Jones focused on the visual manifestation of decay and corruption, utilizing a dark, atmospheric palette to reflect the card’s mechanical purpose. Upon its release, the card was received as a staple utility piece for competitive black decks, valued for its efficiency in clearing low-toughness threats during the early to mid-game stages.
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