Instill Infection
Scars of Mirrodin 68 • common
- Set
- Scars of Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 68
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Chris Rahn
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.
Draw a card.
"The results of our ninth inoculation were the same. The specimen was, of course, euthanized before the contagion could spread."— Vedalken research notes
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Instill Infection was released in 2010 as part of the Scars of Mirrodin expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the metallic world of Mirrodin, the card reflects the central narrative arc of the block, which details the corruption of the plane by the Phyrexians, a race of biomechanical parasites. Mechanically, the card serves as a representative example of the 'infect' keyword, a core design pillar of the set that allowed players to win by manipulating poison counters rather than traditional life totals.
The card was illustrated by Anthony Francisco, a veteran creature designer known for his work in both digital games and film. Francisco designed the piece to visually capture the grotesque transformation process of the Phyrexians, depicting the integration of organic flesh with cold, industrial metal. Within the game's competitive ecosystem, the card was received as a functional utility piece, valued primarily for its versatility as both a creature-removal spell and a card-draw engine in Limited formats.
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