Melancholy
Planar Chaos 88 • common
- Set
- Planar Chaos
- Collector number
- 88
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Lars Grant-West
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this Aura unless you pay black mana.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Melancholy was released in 2007 as part of the Planar Chaos set, the second installment of the Time Spiral block in Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed around the concept of an alternate timeline, featuring color-shifted versions of iconic mechanics and philosophies. Melancholy was introduced as a white enchantment that utilized the 'tap' mechanic, a functional shift that moved the card from traditional blue or artifact-based effects into the white color pie, reflecting the set's central theme of bending established design rules.
The artwork was created by illustrator Lars Grant-West, who employed a somber, ethereal aesthetic to convey the card's theme of emotional and physical stagnation. His design depicts a figure draped in heavy, restrictive fabric within a hazy, desolate landscape, visually articulating the card's effect of preventing a creature from untapping. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, if niche, common that effectively illustrated the set's experimental approach to color identity.
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