Languish
Magic Origins Promos 105 • rare
- Set
- Magic Origins Promos
- Collector number
- 105
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jeff Simpson
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
All creatures get -4/-4 until end of turn.
Life is such a fragile thing.
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
Languish was released in 2015 as part of the Magic Origins expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed to serve as an origin story for five of the game’s central Planeswalker characters, exploring their backstories and the moments their powers first ignited. As a board-wide removal spell, Languish was crafted to provide players with a strategic tool for managing creature-heavy battlefields, offering a distinct alternative to traditional effects that destroyed all creatures regardless of size.
The artwork for this particular version was created by Jeff Simpson, a concept artist known for his atmospheric and moody digital illustrations. In this piece, Simpson focused on the emotional and physical toll of despair, utilizing a somber color palette and hazy, ethereal figures to visually represent the card's mechanical effect of lowering the toughness of all creatures on the battlefield. Upon its release, the card was widely received as a staple of competitive play, frequently appearing in control decks due to its efficiency in shifting the momentum of a game.
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