Maggot Therapy
Mercadian Masques 145 • common
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 145
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jeff Easley
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/-2.
"If this is the cure, I'd hate to see the disease."— Orim
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Maggot Therapy was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was inspired by the plane of Mercadia, a mercantilist world defined by its complex social hierarchy and reliance on trade, which influenced the card's function as a defensive enchantment designed to mitigate life loss in a volatile, resource-heavy environment.
The card’s artwork was illustrated by Christopher Rush, one of the game's most iconic early artists. His approach focused on a visceral, somewhat grotesque aesthetic that aligned with the card's theme of biological regeneration through infestation. While the card is often cited for its unconventional and unsettling imagery, it remains a notable piece within the Mercadian Masques collection for its distinct visual contribution to the game’s late-nineties design period.
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