Introduction to Annihilation
Strixhaven: School of Mages 3 • common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 3
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Nicholas Gregory
- Market price
- $0.27
What it does
Exile target nonland permanent. Its controller draws a card.
"I've never seen a student fail quite so spectacularly. There's potential in that."— Hostram, professor of arcanochemistry
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Introduction to Annihilation was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed for the set's unique 'Lessons' mechanic, which allowed players to interact with a sideboard of specific spells during a match. Its inclusion reflects the academic and magical themes of the set, where students at the university of Strixhaven studied various branches of arcane theory, including the chaotic and destructive arts.
The artwork was created by Nicholas Gregory, who leaned into a visual style that captures the destructive, reality-bending nature of the spell. Gregory's design intent was to evoke the sensation of an uncontrolled magical event, using swirling, fragmented imagery to represent the act of exiling a permanent from play. Within the competitive community, the card is recognized for its utility as a versatile, colorless removal spell that provides an answer to problematic permanents regardless of the player's deck colors.
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