Ionize
Breaking News 49 • rare
- Set
- Breaking News
- Collector number
- 49
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red · Blue
- Artist
- Arik Roper
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
Counter target spell. Ionize deals 2 damage to that spell's controller.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ionize was released in 2024 as part of the Breaking News bonus sheet for the Outlaws of Thunder Junction expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card serves as a thematic reimagining of a functional reprint, stylized to resemble a front-page newspaper headline. This visual direction was intended to evoke the setting of a high-stakes, Wild West-inspired plane, framing the magical effect as an urgent report from the local press.
The design draws upon mid-20th-century journalistic aesthetics, utilizing bold typography and a monochrome, ink-pressed appearance that departs from the standard fantasy art found in the main set. By stripping away traditional card frames in favor of this pulp-fiction layout, the designers aimed to immerse players in the flavor of the set's narrative. The card was well-received by collectors for its distinct stylistic departure and its role in expanding the visual language of the game's supplemental inserts.
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About Ionize
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