Mesmeric Fiend
Masters 25 97 • uncommon
- Set
- Masters 25
- Collector number
- 97
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dana Knutson
- Market price
- $1.30
What it does
When this creature enters, target opponent reveals their hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to its owner's hand.
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
Mesmeric Fiend was originally printed in the Torment expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 2002. It was designed as a black creature capable of peering into an opponent's hand and temporarily exiling a non-land card, a mechanic that drew inspiration from earlier 'hand disruption' effects like Duress. The card serves as a tactical tool to disrupt an opponent's game plan while providing a modest body on the battlefield.
The Masters 25 version, numbered 97, was released in 2018 to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the game. This specific printing features the original haunting illustration by Dave Kendall, who depicted the creature as a ghoulish, shadowed entity. The Masters 25 set was curated to provide a retrospective of the game's history, and the inclusion of the Fiend was intended to highlight the evolution of black-aligned control strategies over the decades.
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