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
- $0.31
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. As a colorless sorcery card, it fits into the set's theme of the mystical university of Strixhaven, specifically representing the aesthetic and magical philosophy of the Prismari college, which emphasizes bold, expressive, and often destructive artistic creation.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Igor Kieryluk, who utilized a vivid, sweeping style to convey the chaotic and transformative nature of the spell. The design was intended to capture the essence of 'archaeomancy' and the high-stakes arcane research conducted within the university walls, and it was generally well-received by players for its versatile, albeit mana-intensive, utility in the Commander format.
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