Merciless Eviction
Gatecrash 177 • rare
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Collector number
- 177
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · White
- Artist
- Richard Wright
- Market price
- $0.56
What it does
Choose one —
• Exile all artifacts.
• Exile all creatures.
• Exile all enchantments.
• Exile all planeswalkers.
"I once saw the Obzedat moved to action. Since that day, I've been thankful that they're mainly lazy, and dead."— Aurelia, to Gideon Jura
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Merciless Eviction was released in 2013 as part of the Gatecrash expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set on the cityscape plane of Ravnica, the card represents the brutal enforcement power of the Orzhov Syndicate, a guild structured as a pseudo-religious crime syndicate that views law as a tool for financial and spiritual leverage. The card was designed as a versatile board wipe, allowing players to exile all permanents of a chosen type, reflecting the syndicate's ability to selectively remove threats from the board with absolute finality.
The artwork was created by illustrator Noah Bradley, who aimed to capture the oppressive and gothic aesthetic of the Orzhov. The composition features a grand, sweeping act of removal that mirrors the card's function, emphasizing the visual grandeur of the guild's architecture and their cold, methodical approach to conflict. It was well-received by players for its tactical flexibility in Commander and control decks, becoming a staple utility card that remains recognizable for its thematic alignment with the lore of the Orzhov Syndicate.
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