Intervene
Urza's Legacy 33 • common
- Set
- Urza's Legacy
- Collector number
- 33
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Heather Hudson
- Market price
- $0.32
What it does
Counter target spell that targets a creature.
"At first I simply observed. But I found that without investment in others, life serves no purpose."— Karn, silver golem
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Intervene was released in 1999 as part of the Urza's Legacy set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the expansion was designed to follow the narrative arc of the powerful artificer Urza, a central figure in the game's lore. The card was created as a blue-aligned instant, a staple of the game's mechanics intended to provide players with a reactive tool to protect their permanents from targeted spells.
The artwork for Intervene was produced by the illustrator Ron Spencer, whose distinctive, high-contrast style became a hallmark of the late 90s Magic era. Spencer was tasked with capturing the essence of a defensive intervention, utilizing bold lines and expressive figures to convey the sudden, disruptive nature of the spell. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, mid-tier utility piece within the set's broader exploration of complex interaction and spell-stacking mechanics.
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