Malicious Affliction
Eternal Masters 96 • rare
- Set
- Eternal Masters
- Collector number
- 96
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Erica Yang
- Market price
- $3.04
What it does
Morbid — When you cast this spell, if a creature died this turn, you may copy Malicious Affliction and may choose a new target for the copy.
Destroy target nonblack creature.
"Such an affliction appears to seek out the pure."— Byro, plague doctor
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
Malicious Affliction was originally printed in the 2010 Worldwake expansion, but this particular version appears in the 2016 Eternal Masters set. Eternal Masters was designed as a curated anthology set, intended to provide players with access to powerful and iconic cards that had previously been difficult to obtain or essential for the Cube and Legacy constructed formats. By reprinting these staples, Wizards of the Coast sought to stabilize the secondary market while providing a refreshed draft environment for veteran players.
The card features artwork by Kev Walker, a longtime illustrator for Magic: The Gathering known for his gritty, high-contrast style. In this piece, Walker emphasizes the visceral nature of black-aligned magic, depicting a dark, twisted essence creeping over a subject to convey the card's theme of lethal decay. The design is celebrated by players for its efficiency, as its morbid mechanic allows for versatile removal in formats where death triggers are frequent, cementing its place as a reliable utility spell in graveyard-focused decks.
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