Intruder Alarm
Eighth Edition 86★ • rare
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Collector number
- 86★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Luca Zontini
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Creatures don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.
Whenever a creature enters, untap all creatures.
One footstep among many is silent. One footstep alone is deafening.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricBanned
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Intruder Alarm was originally introduced in the Stronghold expansion set in 1998, designed by Mike Elliott as part of the game's evolving mechanics during Magic: The Gathering's early years. The card’s function—untapping all creatures whenever a creature enters the battlefield—was intended to create chaotic, board-wide interactions that forced players to rethink their timing and resource management during turn cycles.
The Eighth Edition printing, released in 2003, marked the first time the card featured the modern white-border core set aesthetic, a design shift intended to make the game more accessible to new players. The illustration for the card was created by artist Arnie Swekel, who utilized a distinct, high-contrast style typical of the era to emphasize the sense of sudden disruption and urgency captured in the card's theme.
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