Marsh Gas
The Dark 48 • common
- Set
- The Dark
- Collector number
- 48
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
All creatures get -2/-0 until end of turn.
"Comes right outta th' ground. If ya can smell it, it's too late."— Keevy Bogsbury
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
Marsh Gas was released in 1994 as part of The Dark, the fifth expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to evoke a darker, more gothic fantasy atmosphere, moving away from the high-fantasy themes of the core game. The card represents a common-rarity green spell designed to provide players with a situational way to manipulate board states, reflecting the expansion's focus on unconventional mechanics and environmental hazards.
The artwork for Marsh Gas was created by fantasy illustrator Susan Van Camp. Her contribution sought to capture the eerie, swampy aesthetic synonymous with the set’s theme. While not a centerpiece of competitive play during its release, the card remains a notable example of the early experimental design phase of the game, where illustrators were given significant creative freedom to interpret the dark, moody tone defined by the set’s art direction.
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