Liability
Mercadian Masques 144 • rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 144
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Market price
- $1.10
What it does
Whenever a nontoken permanent is put into a player's graveyard from the battlefield, that player loses 1 life.
Gerrard realized that the helpless woman they'd rescued from Rath was nothing of the sort.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Liability was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set drew thematic inspiration from the plane of Mercadia, a mercantilist world defined by commerce and complex social hierarchies, which served as a departure from the high-fantasy tropes of previous sets. The card was designed to reflect the set's focus on resource management and the cost of maintaining power within the plane's cutthroat economic environment.
The card's illustration was executed by artist Greg Staples, whose work often utilizes atmospheric, moody lighting to capture the tension of the scene. In terms of design, Liability represents a classic example of black-aligned mechanics in the game, specifically the concept of sacrificing long-term stability for short-term gain. It was met with interest by players who favored 'stax' or punishment-based strategies, as the card forces opponents to carefully weigh the cost of their own permanent deployment.
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