Kiss of the Amesha
Shards of Alara 177 • uncommon
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 177
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue · White
- Artist
- Todd Lockwood
- Market price
- $0.04
What it does
Target player gains 7 life and draws two cards.
Once a year, Akrasa holds a joust that draws knights and their leotaus from every nation on Bant. The prize is an Akrasan sigil, but the true reward is the angel's kiss.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Kiss of the Amesha was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to reflect the flavor of the Bant shard, a plane defined by its rigid societal structure and focus on white, blue, and green mana. As a sorcery that allows a player to draw two cards and gain seven life, it represents the protective and intellectual nature of the Amesha, the angelic entities associated with the realm’s protective hierarchy.
The artwork was illustrated by Terese Nielsen, a prominent artist in the Magic: The Gathering community known for her distinctive, ethereal style. Nielsen intended to capture a moment of divine grace, portraying the angel with flowing, crystalline motifs that emphasize the harmonious nature of the Bant aesthetic. Upon its release, the card was received as a flavorful, albeit niche, utility spell, celebrated by players for its ability to stabilize a board state while providing card advantage in longer, mid-range gameplay scenarios.
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