Memory Erosion
Shards of Alara 50 • rare
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 50
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Howard Lyon
- Market price
- $7.10
What it does
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player mills two cards.
"The Filigree Texts do not compel you to act in accordance with their precepts. They only specify the consequences should you fail."— Lodus of the Ethersworn
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Memory Erosion was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by Wizards of the Coast as a mill-themed enchantment, it reflects the block's focus on the Grixis shard, a world defined by its obsession with death, decay, and the manipulation of the mind and spirit. The set was conceived as a vibrant exploration of five distinct planes forced into a single reality, with the blue-aligned Grixis cards emphasizing the systematic destruction of an opponent's resources.
The card's haunting aesthetic was captured by illustrator Jesper Ejsing, who leaned into the dark, necrotic tone associated with Grixis. Ejsing's composition depicts the gradual dissolution of thought and consciousness, fitting the card’s mechanical purpose of forcing opponents to discard cards from their library whenever they cast a spell. Upon its release, it was noted by players as a staple for attrition-based strategies, valued for its persistent pressure in longer games and its thematic cohesion with the resource-starved environment of its home plane.
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