Mire's Toll

Mire's Toll was originally released in the 2016 Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis, a product designed to showcase the long-standing rivalry between the Planeswalker Nissa Revane and the demonic Ob Nixilis. These sets were crafted to provide players with two balanced, ready-to-play decks that highlighted the thematic contrast between Nissa’s elemental, green-aligned nature and Ob Nixilis’s destructive, black-aligned power. The card was specifically chosen for the Ob Nixilis deck to represent the swampy, corruptive influence of the plane of Zendikar.

The card features illustration by Igor Kieryluk, who has been a prolific contributor to the visual identity of Magic: The Gathering. His design for Mire's Toll emphasizes the dark, tactile aesthetic typical of the black mana color identity, utilizing shadow and oppressive environmental imagery to convey the card's function as a disruption and resource-taxing tool. As a common-rarity reprint, the card serves as a functional utility piece within the limited environment of the duel deck, reflecting the set's goal of offering accessible gameplay centered around character-driven narratives.