Mana Leak
Eighth Edition 89 • common
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Collector number
- 89
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Christopher Rush
- Market price
- $0.37
What it does
Counter target spell unless its controller pays 3 generic mana.
The fatal flaw in every plan is the assumption that you know more than your enemy.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Mana Leak first appeared in the Stronghold expansion in 1998, designed as a core component of blue control archetypes. By the time it was featured in the Eighth Edition core set in 2003, it had already established itself as a staple of competitive play due to its efficient mana-taxing effect, which forces opponents to pay additional mana or suffer the cancellation of their spell.
The Eighth Edition printing features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the most prolific and celebrated illustrators in the early history of Magic: The Gathering. Rush’s portrayal of a wizard struggling to maintain containment over a chaotic, swirling magical energy reflects the card's mechanical function of momentary interference, cementing its status as an iconic piece of fantasy design.
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